Jewish mysticism : the infinite expression of freedom / by Elior, Rachel

Table of Contents: “…The Jewish mystical library and new visions of reality -- The infinity of meaning embedded in the sacred text -- The mystic : life without limits -- Mystical language and magical language -- Appendix: Historical and literary figures, Kabbalists, and Mystics mentioned in Jewish mystical literature.…”
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The father of Jewish mysticism : the writing of Gershom Scholem / by Weidner, Daniel

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Ultimate Intimacy : the Psychodynamics of Jewish Mysticism. by Ostow, Mortimer

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Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism : Pillars, Lines, Ladders. by Idel, Moshe

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Time and eternity in Jewish mysticism : that which is before and that which is after /

Table of Contents: “…Atlas -- Chaotic beginnings: Yohanan Alemanno on the time of creation / Brian Ogren -- The case of Jewish Arianism: the pre-existence of the Zaddik in early Hasidism / Shaul Magid -- The ritualization of messianic time in early Jewish mysticism: the Apocalypse of Abraham as a test case / Andrei A. …”
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Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism : Pillars, Lines, Ladders. by Idel, Moshe

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D'vekut : Hasidism & Jewish mysticism / by Lindwer, Willy

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Kabbala : an Introduction to Jewish Mysticism and Its Secret Doctrine. by Bischoff, Erich

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A Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism reader / by Horwitz, Daniel M.

Table of Contents: “…Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Landmark Dates and Key Figures in Jewish Mysticism; Part 1; 1. What Is Jewish Mysticism?; 2. …”
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The Vanguard Messiah : Lettrism between Jewish Mysticism and the Avant-Garde. by Sjöberg, Sami

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Forsaken : the menstruant in medieval Jewish mysticism / by Koren, Sharon Faye

Table of Contents: “…From Earthly Temple to Heavenly Temple: Impurity in Early Jewish Mysticism --…”
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Forsaken : the menstruant in medieval Jewish mysticism / by Koren, Sharon Faye

Table of Contents: “…From Earthly Temple to Heavenly Temple: Impurity in Early Jewish Mysticism --…”
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Keter : the crown of God in early Jewish mysticism / by Green, Arthur, 1941-

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Studies in East European Jewish mysticism and Hasidism / by Weiss, J. G. (Joseph George), 1918-1969

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The three temples : on the emergence of Jewish mysticism / by Elior, Rachel

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Scholastic Magic : ritual and revelation in early Jewish mysticism / by Swartz, Michael D.

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The scandal of Kabbalah : Leon Modena, Jewish mysticism, early modern Venice / by Dweck, Yaacob

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Suckling at my mother's breasts : the image of a nursing God in Jewish mysticism / by Haskell, Ellen Davina

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The heart and the fountain : an anthology of Jewish mystical experiences /

Table of Contents: “…Religion, mysticism, and language -- Jewish mysticism -- Jewish concept of language: the Midrash -- Historical outlines: late antiquity -- Historical outlines: the middle ages -- Historical outlines: the modern period -- The Christian Kabbalah -- The revelation of the secret of the world -- Visions of Rabbi Akibah and Rabbi Ishmael -- The deification of Enoch -- Rabbi Bahya Ibn Paquda: to see without eyes, to hear without ears -- Gabirol: God and the Universe -- Addressing an emanated godhead -- The voice of God over the water: the worship of the holy name -- The Rokeah: the devotion in prayer -- Divine will clothed in human will: the intention of prayer in early Kabbalah -- Abraham Abulafia: an apocalyptic vision -- The mystical immersion in names and letters: Shaarey Zedek -- Zohar: the beginning -- Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai and his society of mystics -- The Zohar: the wondrous child -- To write without pen and ink -- Joseph Della Reina: from experience to legend -- Walking with the Shekhinah: the palm tree of Devorah -- The messianic dreams of Rabbi Hayyim vital -- A prophetic vision by Nathan of Gaza -- Nathan of Gaza facing the monsters of evil: the myth of the Doenmeh -- Luzzatto: messianism and sanctity -- The mystical prayer of Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem Tov -- Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav: a vision and a dream -- Bialik: mystical poetry and mystical language -- The sweet voice of the Lord: four contemporary Israeli poets.…”
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The books of contemplation : medieval Jewish mystical sources / by Verman, Mark, 1949-

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Heavenly perspective : a study of the apostle Paul's response to a Jewish mystical movement at Colossae / by Smith, Ian K.

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Religion and emotion : approaches and interpretations

Table of Contents: “…Weeping, death, and spiritual ascent in sixteenth-century Jewish mysticism /…”
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Seekers of the Face Secrets of the Idra Rabba (the Great Assembly) of the Zohar. by Hellner-Eshed, Melila

“…Studies in Jewish Mysticism Ser.…”
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The Light of the Eyes Homilies on the Torah. by Rabbi Menachem Nahum, Rabbi Menachem

“…Stanford Studies in Jewish Mysticism Ser.…”
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Absorbing perfections : Kabbalah and interpretation by Idel, Moshe, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…The world-absorbing text -- The God-absorbing text : black fire on white fire -- Text and interpretation affinities in Kabbalah -- The book that contains and maintains all -- Magical and magical-mystical arcanizations of canonical books -- Torah study and mystical experiences in Jewish mysticism -- Secrecy, binah, and derishah -- Semantics, constellation, and interpretation -- Radical forms of Jewish hermeneutics -- The symbolic mode of theosophical-theurgical Kabbalah -- Allegories, divine names, and experiences in ecstatic Kabbalah -- Tzerufei otiyyot : mutability and accommodation of the Torah in Jewish mysticism -- Tradition, transmission, and techniques -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1. …”
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The Sabbatean prophets by Goldish, Matt

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Absorbing perfections : Kabbalah and interpretation by Idel, Moshe, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…The world-absorbing text -- The God-absorbing text : black fire on white fire -- Text and interpretation affinities in Kabbalah -- The book that contains and maintains all -- Magical and magical-mystical arcanizations of canonical books -- Torah study and mystical experiences in Jewish mysticism -- Secrecy, binah, and derishah -- Semantics, constellation, and interpretation -- Radical forms of Jewish hermeneutics -- The symbolic mode of theosophical-theurgical Kabbalah -- Allegories, divine names, and experiences in ecstatic Kabbalah -- Tzerufei otiyyot : mutability and accommodation of the Torah in Jewish mysticism -- Tradition, transmission, and techniques -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1. …”
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The chosen will become herds : studies in twentieth-century Kabbalah by Garb, Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the study of twentieth-century Kabbalah: dilemmas and possibilities -- Jewish mysticism in the twentieth century: major trends -- The drive to disseminate kabbalah -- The concept of power in national mysticism -- Psychological notions of power -- Sacred space and sacred persons -- Circumvention and violation of halakha -- The upsurge of mysticism as a Jewish and global phenomenon.…”
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Moshe Idel : Representing God. by Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…The Contributors; Editors' Introduction to Series; Moshe Idel: An Intellectual Portrait; Torah: Between Presence and Representation of the Divine in Jewish Mysticism; Panim: Faces and Re-Presentations in Jewish Thought; The Changing Faces of God and Human Dignity in Judaism; Johannes Reuchlin: Kabbalah, Pythagorean Philosophy and Modern Scholarship; Interview with Moshe Idel; Select Bibliography.…”
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Contemporary American Judaism : transformation and renewal by Kaplan, Dana Evan

Table of Contents: “…A historical overview from 1945 -- The reengagement with spirituality -- The rise and fall of American Jewish denominations -- Facing the collapse of the intermarriage stigma -- Inclusivity as a social value -- Radical responses to the suburban experience -- The popularization of Jewish mystical outreach -- Herculean efforts at synagogue renewal -- Conclusion: the future of Judaism in America -- Afterword / Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.…”
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Contemporary American Judaism : transformation and renewal by Kaplan, Dana Evan

Table of Contents: “…A historical overview from 1945 -- The reengagement with spirituality -- The rise and fall of American Jewish denominations -- Facing the collapse of the intermarriage stigma -- Inclusivity as a social value -- Radical responses to the suburban experience -- The popularization of Jewish mystical outreach -- Herculean efforts at synagogue renewal -- Conclusion: the future of Judaism in America -- Afterword / Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.…”
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Mysticism, magic, and kabbalah in Ashkenazi Judaism : international symposium held in Frankfurt a.M. 1991

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The climax of prophecy : studies on the book of Revelation by Bauckham, Richard

Table of Contents: “…; Part I HELLENISTIC AND HELLENISTIC-JEWISH MYSTICISM; Chapter 2 HELLENISTIC MYSTICISM; Chapter 3 HELLENISTIC-JEWISH MYSTICISM AS IN PHILO; Part II PALESTINIAN MYSTICISM IN THE FIRST CENTURY CE; Chapter 4 MYSTICAL FEATURES IN THE HEKHALOT LITERATURE; Chapter 5 EVIDENCE OF MERKABAH MYSTICISM IN PRE-CHRISTIAN WRITINGS; Chapter 6 EVIDENCE OF MERKABAH MYSTICISM IN THE CHRISTIAN ERA; Chapter 7 THE APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE OF THE LATE FIRST CENTURY.…”
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Mysiticism in Early Judaism and Christianity. by Collins, Adela Yabro

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; Introduction; Apocalypses and Mystical Texts: Investigating Prolegomena and the State of Affairs; Is There Mysticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls?; Paul, Jewish Mysticism, and Spirit Possession; "Mystical" Traditions in an Apocalyptic Text? …”
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Sacrificing the Self : Martyrdom and Religion. by Cormack, Margaret (Margaret Jean)

Table of Contents: “…; 2 Honor and Sacredness in the Roman and Christian Worlds; 3 "A Very Special Death": Christian Martyrdom in Its Classical Context; 4 Murder and Martyrs in Anglo-Saxon England; 5 The Revaluation of Martyrdom in Early Islam; 6 Contemplative Death in Jewish Mystical Tradition; 7 Martyrdom in Sunni Revivalist Thought; 8 Truth and Sacrifice: Sati Immolations in India; 9 Self-Sacrifice as Truth in India; Index.…”
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Unsettling science and religion : contributions and questions from queer studies

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Both/And; 2: If You Quare It You Can Change It; 3: Thinking through Three Revolutions; 4: Queering Authority in Science and Religion; 5: Polyamorous Bastards; 6: Slenderman; 7: "Nothing in This World Is; 8: Queering the Dissident Body; 9: 'adam Is Not Man; 10: Gender and Indeterminacy inJewish Mystical Imagery; 11: Toward a Bright and Messy Future; 12: Queering the Library of Congress; 13: Petrichor: An Afterword; Annotated Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors…”
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Jewish studies between the disciplines = : Judaistik zwischen den Disziplinen papers in honor of Peter Schäfer on the occasion of his 60th birthday. by Herrmann, K.

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Tabula gratulatoria; List of Contributors; CONTENTS; I RABBINIC JUDAISM; The Exposure and Sale of Infants in Rabbinic and Roman Law; Massekhet Tefillin -- Beobachtungen zur literarischen Genese eines Kleinen Talmud-Traktates; "Es gibt kein früher und später in der Tora": Zur Verwendung eines tannaitischen Prinzips im Talmud Yerushalmi; II EARLY JEWISH MYSTICISM AND MAGIC; Hebräische Losbuchhandschriften: Zur Typologie einer jüdischen Divinationsmethode; Das Alphabet des Rabbi Aqiva und sein literarisches Umfeld; Jewish Mysticism in the Geonic Period: The Prayer of Rav Hamnuna Sava.…”
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Mysticism in 20th century Hebrew literature by Bar-Yosef, Ḥamuṭal

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Mystical theology and social dissent : the life and works of Judah Loew of Prague by Sherwin, Byron L.

Table of Contents: “…Rabbi Loew in legend -- Judah Loew and modern Jewish scholarship -- The man behind the legends : the life of Judah Loew -- Judah Loew : writings and sources -- Judah Loew and the Jewish mystical tradition : introductory remarks -- The nature of God -- The nature of the Torah -- Jew and Gentile : theoretical considerations -- Jew and Gentile : Halakhic concretizations -- Man and cosmos : the quest for perfection -- Beyond human perfection : "cleaving" to God -- Messianic redemption -- Mystical theology and social reform -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. …”
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Venturing beyond : law and morality in Kabbalistic mysticism by Wolfson, Elliot R.

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