Sha'are Orah; Gates Of Light The First English Translation of a Classic Introduction to Jewish Mysticism
Rabbi Joseph, the son of Abraham Gikatilla; Avi Weinstein (Translator/Introduction); Kerry Brown; Sima Sharma (Editors); Arthur Hertzberg (Foreword); Moshe Idel (Historical Introduction)
Language: English
Published by Harper Collins, San Francisco, CA, 1994
- Hardcover
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- Title
- Sha'are Orah; Gates Of Light The First English Translation of a Classic Introduction to Jewish Mysticism
- Author
- Rabbi Joseph, the son of Abraham Gikatilla; Avi Weinstein (Translator/Introduction); Kerry Brown; Sima Sharma (Editors); Arthur Hertzberg (Foreword); Moshe Idel (Historical Introduction)
- Publisher
- Harper Collins, San Francisco, CA
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover, 401 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0060637978
- ISBN 13
- 9780060637972
- Seller catalogs
- History, Languages, Philosophy, Politics, Religion
This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirteenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah, Gates of Light provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from a hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity. Deftly illuminated by Gikatilla and grounded in historical perspective with introductory essays by Avi Weinstein, Moshe Ideal, and Arthur Hertzberg, this significant contribution to Jewish scholarship is rounded out with an index of scriptural verses.
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