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Ariel, David S

The mystic quest : an introduction to Jewish mysticism / David S. Ariel - London : Jason Aronson, c 1988 - xvii, 237 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index

Seekers of unity: the nature of mysticism -- Bridging the abyss: the history of Jewish mysticism -- Living with the abyss: the character of Jewish mysticism -- The hidden and the revealed: the principles of Jewish mysticism -- The calculus of the divine world: the teaching of the Sefirot -- The Shekhinah: the feminine aspect of God -- Language and being: the Torah as God's emanation -- The oneness of being: the destiny of the soul -- The mystic drama: the religious life of the Jewish mystic -- Uplifting the sparks: modern Jewish mysticism -- Jewish mysticism and the mystic quest

ISBN: 0876689284 9780876689288

LCCN: 88010431

Nat. Bib. No.: GB8907797 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mysticism--Judaism--History
Cabala--History

Subjects--Index Terms: Jewish life Mysticism

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: BM723 / .A69 1988

Dewey Class. No.: ARCH YNDC 296.71 A698M