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On the mystical shape of the godhead: basic concepts in the Kabbalah

By Joachim , Chipman , Jonathan;Scholem , Gershom;Neugroschel

Book information

Publisher
Schoken Books, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Distributed by Pantheon Books
ISBN
9780307787026, 0307787028
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2208998 bytes)
Edition
1st American ed
Pages
328 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Kabbala;RELIGION--Judaism--General;Cabala--History

Description

Shiʻur Komah: Mystical shape of the godhead -- Sitra Aḥra: Good and evil in the Kabbalah -- Tsaddik: Righteous One --Shekhinah: Feminine element in divinity -- Gilgul: Transmigration of souls -- Tselem: Concept of the astral body.;"Scholem's treatment is complex and stylistically brilliant as he systemically analyzes the history and intellectual background of these critical ideas. Highly recommended."--Library Journal. From the Trade Paperback edition. Shiʻur Komah: Mystical shape of the godhead -- Sitra Aḥra: Good and evil in the Kabbalah -- Tsaddik: Righteous One --Shekhinah: Feminine element in divinity -- Gilgul: Transmigration of souls -- Tselem: Concept of the astral body.

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