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The book of formation, or Sepher Yetzirah

By Gilbert , Arthur Edward , R. A.;Akiba ben Joseph;Stenring , Knut;Redgrove , Herbert Stanley;Waite

Book information

Publisher
Nicolas-Hays, Inc.;Ibis Press
Year
2004
ISBN
9780892545568, 0892545569
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (4942017 bytes)
Pages
(xv, 78 pages) : illustrations\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Cabala;Cabala--History and criticism;RELIGION--Judetc.;Early works;Cabala -- Early works to 1800;Cabinterpretation

Description

The Sepher Yetzirah, or Book of Formation, although very short, is probably the most important of the Kabalistic texts. Its secrets were passed on in the Hebrew oral tradition until it was written down in the 2nd century b.c.e. It lays out the principles of Kabalistic cosmology and the Tree of Life, how humankind (the microcosm) reflects the Divine (the macrocosm). It also sets forth the Hebrew doctrine of Logos--the creation of the world in numbers, letters, and sound. As such, it is a seminal text for all serious magicians. Stenring has made a word-for-word translation from several texts, cho.

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