The books of contemplation : medieval Jewish mystical sources / / Mark Verman

• Autore: Verman Mark <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 270 pages)
• Disciplina: 296.1/6
• Soggetto topico: Cabala - History; Mysticism - Judaism - History; Judaism - History - Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789
• Note generali: Includes passages in Hebrew.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-252) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Title Page -- Half Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Content -- INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF CONTEMPLATION, THE FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM, AND THE BOOK OF UNITY -- THE BOOKS OF CONTEMPLATION AND THE FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM -- COSMOLOGICAL THEORIES OF THE "CIRCLE OF CONTEMPLATION -- HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS -- HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS -- Back Matter -- APPENDIX I: CONTEMPLATION'S SUBTEXTS -- APPENDIX II: TEXTUAL RELATIONSHIPS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: The earliest medieval Jewish mystical writings, or kabbalah, date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. This is the first book to focus on the most prodigious group active at that time-the 'Circle of Contemplation'.The 'Circle of Contemplation' generated a mystical theology that differs radically from mainstream kabbalistic theosophy. Two of this group's penetrating speculations on God and the origins of the universe are The Book of Contemplation and The Fountain of Wisdom. A meticulous and systematic study of these writings forms the core of this book.Verman discovered that the 'Circle of Contemplation' produced a series of distinct treatises, each entitled The Book of Contemplation and attributed to the same fictitious author. These treatises, embodying one of the most intriguing puzzles of medieval literature, are included here.The author concludes that these writings were a product of thirteenth-century Spain, not France, as claimed by Gershom Scholem. His conclusion engendered a critical evaluation of the premises of Scholem's historiography of early medieval Jewish mysticism.
• Titolo autorizzato: The books of contemplation
• ISBN: 9781438422886; 1438422881; 9780585078663; 0585078661
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910972155603321
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