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Author:   Adam Afterman
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   26
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.573kg
ISBN:  

9789004328723

ISBN 10:   9004328726
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   25 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: From Philo to Plotinus: The Emergence of Mystical Union Chapter 3: Unio Mystica and Ancient Jewish Mysticism Chapter 4: Platonic and Aristotelian Traditions of Union Chapter 5: As Light Unites With Light : The Language of Union in Jewish Neo-Platonism. Chapter 6: The Language of Union in the Writings of Moses Maimonides and Moses Nachmanides Chapter 7: Mystical Union in Early Kabbalah Chapter 8: Mystical Union in the Ecstatic Kabbalah of Abraham Abulafia Chapter 9: Language and Images of Mystical Union in the Kabbalah of R. Isaac of Acre Chapter 10: Single Unification, Single Bond : The Language of Union and Unity in the Zohar Chapter 11: From Kabbalah to the Renaissance and Hasidism: A Brief Overview Chapter 12: Concluding Remarks Primary Sources Bibliography Index

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In this work Afterman (Jewish mysticism and philosophy, Tel Aviv Univ., Israel) focuses on a central issue in the study and interpretation of Jewish mystical texts (Kabbalah): Did Jewish mystics have unitive experiences (unio mystica) with the divine-experiences like those of Christian, Muslim, and Hindu mystics, among others-or did they have relational, not unitive, experiences due to the presuppositions of Jewish theology?...Though not original in conception, this is a masterful survey of arcane but important Kabbalistic texts. It is a valuable addition to the literature due to its learned exposition of a wide array of classical mystical texts. -S.T. Katz, Boston University, CHOICE, February 2017, Vol. 54, No. 6

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Adam Afterman, Ph.D. (2008), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is Associate Professor in Jewish Mysticism and Philosophy and Acting Chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel Aviv University. He has authored studies on Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism and medieval Jewish philosophy.

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