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Moshe idel, the max cooper professor emeritus at the hebrew university of jerusalem, and senior researcher at the shalom hartman institute, is a worldrenowned scholar of the jewish mystical tradition. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Amidst the rich panoply of jewish kabbalah, abraham abulafia resonates the most with modern, philosophically minded seekers of direct mystical experience. One of scholems students, moshe idel, has contributed a major scholarly effort, publishing a number of books that focus on abulafias life and his practices. Moshe idel, hebrew university of jerusalem, jewish thought department, emeritus.
Download themysticheartofjudaism ebook pdf or read online books in pdf. This book contains excerpts of historical texts about abulafia s divine name meditations. This ebook represents the 1st widescale presentation of a huge jewish mystic, the founding father of the ecstatic kabbalah. Moshe idel the mystical experience in abraham abulafia. The practical kabbalah of abraham abulafia survived centuries of censorship. Abulafia, kabbalah is not primarily a form of gnosis or. Moshe idel was centennial scholar in residence at the jewish theological seminary. The mystical experience in abraham abulafia by moshe idel l. Abraham abulafia 1240 1291 was a jewish mystic, philosopher, and writer. Part i the mystical experience in abraham abulafia introduction 1. Abraham abulafias path of the divine names wolfson, elliot r.
Hayyim joseph david azulai 17241807, better known as the hida, wrote. Idel analyzes the work of three major kabbalists abraham abulafia, menahem recanati, and yohanan alemannowho represent diverse schools of thought. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Idel moshe the mystical experience in abraham abulafia free ebook download as pdf file. Idel, moshe mystical experience in abraham abulafia suny, 1988 free ebook download as pdf file. Mystical techniques, mental processes, and states of. As christian kabbalists would do two centuries later,11 he entertained the dream of reconciling judaism and christianity. Meaning and history of kabbalah in languedoc, catalonia, castile and italy, abraham abulafia was a kabbalist. Studies in ecstatic kabbalah download ebook pdf, epub.
Ebook mystical experience in abraham abulafia the as pdf. Abulafia wrote poems, treatises on grammar, and books, including his influential handbooks that teach one how to achieve the prophetic experience abulafias term for mystical experience. New perspectives yale university press, new haven and london, 1988. It includes a description of the techniques employed by his master, including the role of music. Experiential mysticism whereas the theosophic kabbalists focused their attention on the hypostatic potencies i. Sep 25, 2016 amidst the rich panoply of jewish kabbalah, abraham abulafia 1240c. Hermeneutics, theosophy and theurgy hames, harvey j. Scholem was deeply interested in abraham abulafia and his works, devoting an entire chapter in his major trends to him, as well as some. Abraham abulafia project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
He was born in zaragoza, spain in 1240 and is assumed to have died sometime after 1291, following a stay on the small and windswept island of comino, the smallest of the three inhabited islands that make up the maltese archipelago. Interesting but you should read moshe idels the mystical experience in abraham abulafia dec 15, 1987 to get a better understanding of his methods. Abraham abulafia was a spanish kabbalist from the th century who was responsible for developing a special kabbalistic path which he referred to as kabbalah nevuit prophetic kabbalah. From what we know of his biography based on his own accounts, and those of outside sources he lived a very unusual life for a kabbalist.
The mystical experience in abraham abulafia moshe idel. Idel, moshe the mystical experience in abraham abulafia scholem, gershom abraham abulafia and the doctrine of prophetic kabbalism, ch. Idel moshe the mystical experience in abraham abulafia. This ecstatic mystical approach was a phenomenon that strongly impacted on the jewish world of the thirteenth century. Based on all the extant manuscript material of abulafia, this book opens the way to a new understanding of jewish mysticism. The mystical experience in abraham abulafia by moshe idel. Wolfson abraham abulafia was a revolutionary mystic, but he was also a devoted follower of maimonides, the philosopher and rationalist par excellence.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the mystical experience in abraham abulafia, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. It is interested to note that idels first book, based on parts of his doctorate thesis, is titled the mystical experience in abraham abulafia, while the term kabbalah, rather than mysticism, is used. The warrior and the woman pdf book download online. Pdf moshe idel themysticalexperienceinabrahamabulafia. Shahar arzy, moshe idel in this original study, moshe idel, an eminent scholar of jewish mysticism and thought, and the cognitive neuroscientist and neurologist shahar arzy combine their considerable expertise to explore the mysteries of the kabbalah from an entirely new perspective. Moshe idel calls upon his profound knowledge of ancient and medieval texts and of jewish, christian, islamic, and eastern sources to uncover new perspectives on the nature and development of jewish messianism. According to idels convincing thesis, there are in fact two opposite tendencies in jewish mysticism. Moshe idel hebrew university of jerusalem academia. Hermeneutics, mysticism, and religion suny series in the anthropology of work 9780887065538.
His books, abraham abulafia and the prophetic kabbalah and abraham abulafia. Abraham abulafia 12401291 is the most important figure in the prophetic kabbalah, and among the most fascinating kabbalists in our historical record. Studies kabbalah, jewish mysticism, and western esotericism history. The first widescale presentation of a major jewish mystic, the founder of the ecstatic kabbalah. Abulafia creatively combined maimonides guide of the perplexed and the ancient sefer yesira into.
This book presents important topics regarding the more mystical trend of kabbalah the ecstatic kabbalah. This book contains excerpts of historical texts about abulafias divine name meditations. Abulafia was unique amongst jewish mystics in providing precise instructions for personal spiritual practice. Moshe idels contribution to the study of religion 55 see p. In this stimulating book, one of the worlds leading scholars of jewish thought examines the long tradition of jewish messianism and mystical experience. Project muse mystical experience in abraham abulafia, the. There is a discussion of the characteristics of his mystical experience and the erotic imagery by which it was expressed. In case you missed my previous articles about abraham abulafia, titled abulafia kabbalah.
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