Moshe idel ben sonship book

For more than three decades, in dozens of books and countless articles, he has rewritten the history of kabbalah, applying a bold variety of interpretive methodologies. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Moshe idel, a senior fellow of the shalom hartman institute and max cooper professor of jewish thought at the hebrew university, is widely regarded as the most important scholar of jewish mysticism since gershom scholem. National jewish book award in scholarship for kabbalah. Sonship and jewish mysticism the robert and arlene. Moshe idel increasingly is seen as having achieved the eminence of gershom scholem in the study of jewish mysticism. He is emeritus max cooper professor in jewish thought at the hebrew university, jerusalem, and a senior researcher at the shalom hartman institute. Kabbalah and interpretation 2002, by moshe idel, a very long book about 660 pages on medieval and early modern hermeneutics, falls neatly into the second category. Sonship and jewish mysticism by moshe idel alibris. Sonship and jewish mysticism the robert and arlene kogod library of judaic studies 9780826496669. He is emeritus max cooper professor in jewish thought at the hebrew university, a senior researcher at the shalom hartman institute. Sonship and jewish mysticism, moshe idel, continuum, 2007 isbn 978.

Idel s aim is to point out the many instances where jewish thinkers, especially the mystics among them, resorted to concepts of sonship and their conceptual. Moshe idel this volume addresses the complex topic of the preeminent status of the divine feminine power, to be referred also as female, within the theosophical structures of many important kabbalists, sabbatean believers, and hasidic masters. Feb 24, 2011 in fact, despite his rather moderate and modest definition, idels phenomenological approach runs the risk of dehistoricizing the phenomena it is looking at and establishing an ahistorical, ideal, and essentialist construct. On jewish mysticism and twenti eth century thought 2009. He has built upon the imposing work of gershon scholem often in a not uncritical manner and taken the study of the subject to greater depth. New perspectives yale university press, new haven and london, 1988.

Sonship and jewish mysticism by moshe idel online at alibris. A member of the israeli academy of science and humanities, he served also as president of the world union of jewish studies. For the concept of sonship in the zohar, see moshe idel, ben. In total, he has published over one hundred books, translated into a dozen different languages. Sonship and jewish mysticism, won the 2007 national jewish book award, and was published by the institutes kogod library of judaic studies. In fact, despite his rather moderate and modest definition, idels phenomenological approach runs the risk of dehistoricizing the phenomena it is looking at and establishing an ahistorical, ideal, and essentialist construct. Danny has produced and directed several critically praised documentaries. Essays in honor of moshe idel, editors sandu frunza and michaela frunza, editura provopress, clujnapoca 2008. View the profiles of people named moshe ben israel.

See all books authored by moshe idel, including messianic mystics, and kabbalah. Sonship and jewish mysticism, continuum, london, new york, 2007, pp. Ben, his book on the concept of sonship in kabbalah, is an extraordinary work of scholarship and imaginative surmise. For one thing, it suggested a lot of other reading i would like to get out of the way first. Renowned for his meticulous reading of texts, idel has reinterpreted jewish mystical sources and discovered many new. Moshe idel books list of books by author moshe idel. Sonship and jewish mysticism by roberto abraham scaruffi idel, m. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Moshe idel takes as a starting point the fact that the postbiblical jewish world lost its geographical center with the destruction of the temple and so was left with a textual center, the holy book. Johannes reuchlin as a reborn pythagoras various philosophies left their imprint on the different forms of kabbalah. Publication date 20 usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Moshe idels methodology in perspective kabbalah, vol. The impact of neoplatonism1 and neoaristotelianism2 is best known, though some traces of the impact of stoicism3 and atomism4.

Feb 20, 2008 ben, his book on the concept of sonship in kabbalah, is an extraordinary work of scholarship and imaginative surmise. Join facebook to connect with moshe ben israel and others you may know. More on moshe idel faculty shalom hartman institute. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The following is a list of idel s publications in english. Join facebook to connect with yael ben moshe and others you may know.

On jewish mysticism and twentiethcentury thought jewish culture and contexts. Usa with impressive scholarship and penetrating insight moshe idel, the foremost expert on jewish. While many aspects of sonship have been analyzed in books on judaism, this book constitutes the first attempt to address the category of sonship in jewish mystical literature as a whole a category much more vast than ever imagined. This privileged status is part of a much broader vision of the female as stemming from a very high root. Sonship and jewish mysticism was winner of the 2007 national jewish. The impact of neoplatonism1 and neoaristotelianism2 is best known, though some traces of the impact of stoicism3 and atomism4 can also be discern in the vast kabbalistic literature. Moshe idel is a romanian born historian and philosopher of jewish mysticism. Moshe idel is the max cooper professor of jewish thought at the hebrew university and a senior researcher at the hartman institute. Moshe idel has 58 books on goodreads with 1741 ratings. The most recent example of this approach is idels ben. Danny ben moshe is a documentary film maker and an associate professor at deakin university in melbourne, australia.

If an intellectual judaism is to survive, then idel becomes essential reading, whatever your own spiritual allegiances. Ebook moshe idel libro electronico descargar pdf serie. These include the buchenwald ball 2006 about holocaust survivors in australia celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of their liberation, which screened on sbs television in australia his 2010 film the end of the rainbow was screened on abc. For one thing, it suggested a lot of other reading i. The privileged divine feminine in kabbalah moshe idel. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Idel argues that a textoriented religion produced languagecentered forms of mysticism. On jewish mysticism and twentieth century thought 2009. Sonship and jewish mysticism the kogod library of judaic studies 5, londonnew york. Renowned for his meticulous reading of texts, idel has reinterpreted jewish mystical sources and discovered many new ones. Sonship and jewish mysticism by moshe idel, paperback. If an intellectual judaism is to survive, then idel.