Exploring Jewish mysticism, this book examines the diverse forms of ascension throughout its history, highlighting the architectural imagery associated with these spiritual journeys. It focuses on symbols such as pillars, lines, and ladders, revealing how these metaphors have shaped mystical thought from its origins to the Hasidic movement. The survey provides insight into the significance of these images and their role in the broader context of Jewish spiritual practices.
This volume addresses the complex topic of the preeminent status of the divine feminine power, to be referred also as Female, within the theosophical structures of many important Kabbalists, Sabbatean believers, and Hasidic masters. This privileged status is part of a much broader vision of the Female as stemming from a very high root within the divine world, then She was emanated and constitutes the tenth, lower divine power, and even in this lower state She is sometime conceived of governing this world and as equal to the divine Male. Finally, She is conceived of as returning to Her original place in special moments, the days of Sabbath, the Jewish Holidays or in the eschatological era. Her special dignity is sometime related to Her being the telos of creation, and as the first entity that emerged in the divine thought, which has been later on generated. In some cases, an uroboric theosophy links the Female Malkhut, directly to the first divine power, Keter. The author points to the possible impact of some of the Kabbalistic discussions on conceptualizations of the feminine in the Renaissance period.
Exploring the connections between influential thinkers and Judaism, the book highlights the diverse perspectives of figures like Walter Benjamin, Jacques Derrida, and Franz Kafka within a European cosmopolitan framework. It delves into how these individuals engage with Jewish identity and thought, offering a rich tapestry of philosophical and cultural reflections that bridge tradition and modernity. Through this examination, it reveals the intricate interplay between Jewish heritage and broader intellectual currents.
Mircea Eliade: From Magic to Myth addresses a series of topics that have been neglected in scholarship. The book looks at the early Romanian background of some of Eliade's ideas, Eliade's attitude toward Judaism, his association with the Romanian extreme right movement known as the Iron Guard, and assessing the impact of Eliade's personal experiences on the manner in which he presented religion.
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This book depicts the ugly face of the wars in Iraq and the trail of the devastating aftermath they left behind. Based on a true story, the book is a history witness of lifelong scars of a little girl, now a woman with a stolen past, gone forever, evaporated as if it never existed, so nostalgic it makes your chest hurt. A woman with unshakable faith, but despite today's privileged peace around her in Scotland, it could not bring back the lost times and treasured memories of her birth place.
In kritischer Auseinandersetzung mit Gershom Scholem, der die wissenschaftliche Erforschung der Kabbala im 20. Jahrhundert neubegründete, unternimmt Moshe Idel eine faszinierende Neuinterpretation nicht nur der Geschichte des Golem-Stoffes, sondern der jüdischen Mystik überhaupt.
Jüdische Mystik und die Gedankenwelt des 20. Jahrhunderts
Jüdische Intellektuelle prägten das Denken des 20. Jahrhunderts tiefgreifend, darunter Walter Benjamin, Gershom Scholem, Paul Celan, Franz Rosenzweig, Jacques Derrida und George Steiner. Bis heute stehen diesen Autoren jedoch überwiegend nichtjüdische Leser gegenüber, die die jüdischen Aspekte des jeweiligen Werks oft nicht ermessen oder diese verdrängen, die Rezeption aber maßgeblich bestimmen. Moshe Idel, der gegenwärtig wichtigste Forscher zur jüdischen Mystik, setzt dem eine andere Perspektive entgegen. Er arbeitet die mannigfaltigen Spuren der kabbalistischen und chassidischen Tradition heraus und verdeutlicht dadurch die überragende Bedeutung des mystischen Denkens für wichtige jüdische Autoren des vergangenen Jahrhunderts. Er ermöglicht dadurch eine neue Sicht auf das Verhältnis von Judentum und Moderne.
Fenomenologická studie o tradici židovské mystiky a dějinách bádání o ní je zásadním příspěvkem k diskusi o tomto tématu. Na základě důkladné práce s prameny se autorovi otevírá možnost sledovat vývoj kabaly a prolínání jejích proudů od středověku až po 19. století. Dokládá, že řada motivů, které se plně rozvinuly až v rámci kabaly, je přítomno již v rabínské literatuře a představuje svéráznou reakci židovských protorabínských kruhů na gnózi. V dalších kapitolách si všímá i obratu, který znamenalo vypovězení Židů ze Španělska, a role kabaly při formování chasidismu.
