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)

ISBN 10: 0060637978 / ISBN 13: 9780060637972

Published by Harper Collins, San Francisco, CA, 1994

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Rare. Raised cloth binding with gilding and art of outer spine. Light bumping and rubbing to boards. Soiling to text block. Light soiling to front inlay page. Pages are clean, binding is tight. Minor age wear to inner and outer dust jacket. Light soiling to inner dust jacket. Light creasing and scuffing to dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sha'are Orah; Gates Of Light The First English Translation of a Classic Introduction to Jewish Mysticism
• Publisher: Harper Collins, San Francisco, CA
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060637978
• ISBN 13: 9780060637972
• Binding: Hardcover, 401 pages
• Condition: Very Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

Until now, few primary texts on the Kabbalah have been available in English. Under the auspices of the Bronfman Library of Jewish classics, this historic publication of Gates of Light allows readers to enter the hidden world of the Kabbalah and its profound and beautiful Biblical interpretation.
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.

From the Publisher

The first English translation of one of the most important primary texts of Jewish mysticism. A fascinating introduction to the hidden world of the Kabbalah.