The Sabbath in the classical Kabbalah / / Elliot K. Ginsburg

• Autore: Ginsburg Elliot Kiba
• Pubblicazione: Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c1989
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource e (xx, 341 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 296.4/1
• Soggetto topico: Sabbath; Cabala - History; Judaism - Customs and practices; Jewish art and symbolism
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Note on Transliteration and Orthography -- INTRODUCTION: Classical Kabbalah, Its History and Symbolic Universe -- Content -- The Symbolism of the Kabbalistic Sabbath: Motif Studies -- Aspects of Meaning in Kabbalistic Ritual: With Special Reference to the Case of Shabbat -- Rituals of Preparation -- Rituals of Separation: The Drama of Sabbath's Departure in Zoharic Kabbalah -- Back Matter -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a critical study of the mystical celebration of Sabbath in the classical period of Kabbalah, from the late twelfth to the early sixteenth centuries. The Kabbalists' re-reading of the earlier Jewish tradition has been called a model of "mythopoeic revision," a revision rooted in a world-view that stressed the interrelation of all worlds and levels of being. This is the first work, in any language, to systematically collect and analyze all the major innovations in praxis and theology that classical Kabbalah effected upon the development of the Rabbinic Sabbath, one of the most central areas of Jewish religious practice. The author analyzes the historical development of the Kabbalistic Sabbath, constructs a theoretical framework for the interpretation of its dense myth-ritual structure, and provides a phenomenology of key myths and rituals. It is one of the first Kabbalistic studies to integrate traditional textual-historical scholarship with newer methods employed in the study of religion and symbolic anthropology.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Sabbath in the classical Kabbalah
• ISBN: 1-4384-0411-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974874503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II