Title Kabbalistic Revolution : reimagining Judaism in Medieval Spain

Published New Brunwick, N.J : Rutgers University Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource Series Jewish cultures of the world Jewish cultures of the world. Contents Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Masters of Secrets -- 2. Secrets of the Cosmos -- 3. Secrets of the Self -- 4. Jewish Bodies and Divine Power -- 5. Prayer Above and Below -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author Summary Medieval Kabbalah was successful because it advanced a powerful way of imagining the meaning and relevance of Judaism in light of the declining political status of Jews in Western Europe and the proliferation of Christian anti-Jewish thought. The kabbalists claimed to reveal a secret doctrine, hidden among the sages of Israel, in which Jews are placed at the center of the cosmic-divine drama, maintaining the harmony of the secret inner life of God and sustaining the universe through the practice of Jewish law. According to the members of this movement, Jewish ritual is the powerful mechanism through which Jews bring harmony to the hidden facets of the divine world. In an environment in which Christian preachers claimed that Jews had been abandoned by God because they were blind to the true meaning of scripture, the kabbalists presented a radically different narrative, one that depicts Jewish religious life at the center of the universe. Medieval Kabbalah, when understood within its historical context, reveals itself to be a powerful gesture of cultural resistance that permanently transformed Judaism -- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Judaism -- Spain -- History Judaism -- History -- 12th century Judaism -- History -- 13th century Mysticism -- Judaism -- History -- 12th century Mysticism -- Judaism -- History -- 13th century Cabala. RELIGION -- Judaism -- General. RELIGION -- Judaism -- Kabbalah & Mysticism. Cabala Judaism Mysticism -- Judaism Spain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813568768 0813568765

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