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" The heart and the fountain : "
edited by Joseph Dan.
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BL
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1045944
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b800314
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| Title & Author
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The heart and the fountain : : an anthology of Jewish mystical experiences /\ edited by Joseph Dan.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2002.
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viii, 326 pages ;; 24 cm
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019513978X
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: 0195139798
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: 9780195139785
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: 9780195139792
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-310) and index.
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| Contents
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Religion, mysticism, and language -- Jewish mysticism -- Jewish concept of language: the Midrash -- Historical outlines: late antiquity -- Historical outlines: the middle ages -- Historical outlines: the modern period -- The Christian Kabbalah -- The revelation of the secret of the world -- Visions of Rabbi Akibah and Rabbi Ishmael -- The deification of Enoch -- Rabbi Bahya Ibn Paquda: to see without eyes, to hear without ears -- Gabirol: God and the Universe -- Addressing an emanated godhead -- The voice of God over the water: the worship of the holy name -- The Rokeah: the devotion in prayer -- Divine will clothed in human will: the intention of prayer in early Kabbalah -- Abraham Abulafia: an apocalyptic vision -- The mystical immersion in names and letters: Shaarey Zedek -- Zohar: the beginning -- Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai and his society of mystics -- The Zohar: the wondrous child -- To write without pen and ink -- Joseph Della Reina: from experience to legend -- Walking with the Shekhinah: the palm tree of Devorah -- The messianic dreams of Rabbi Hayyim vital -- A prophetic vision by Nathan of Gaza -- Nathan of Gaza facing the monsters of evil: the myth of the Doenmeh -- Luzzatto: messianism and sanctity -- The mystical prayer of Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem Tov -- Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav: a vision and a dream -- Bialik: mystical poetry and mystical language -- The sweet voice of the Lord: four contemporary Israeli poets.
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| Abstract
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Over 25 selections reflect the remarkable scope of Jewish mysticism, from the visions of Rabbi Akiba and Rabbi Ishmael to the secrets of the Zohar; from apocalyptic, messianic and magical texts to the writings of four contemporary Israeli poets.
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Mysticism-- Judaism.
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Mysticism-- Judaism.
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| Dewey Classification
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296.7/12
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BM723.H36 2002
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000106666
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Dan, Joseph,1935-
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