Sleep, Death, and Rebirth: Mystical Practices of Lurianic Kabbalah
written by Zvi Ish-Shalom, fl. 2021, in New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism, Vol. 8 (Brighton, MA: Academic Studies Press, 2021), 193 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- In the sixteenth century, the famous kabbalist Isaac Luria transmitted a secret trove of highly complex mystical practices to a select groups of students. These meditations were designed to capitalize on sleep and death states in order to effectively split one’s soul into multiple parts, and which, when properly performed, permitted the adept to free oneself from the cycle of rebirth. Through an in-depth analysis of these contemplative practices within the broader context of Lurianic literature, Zvi Ish-Shalom guides us on a penetrating scholarly journey into a realm of mystical teachings and practices never before available in English, illuminating a radically monistic vision of reality at the heart of Kabbalistic metaphysics and practice.
- Field of Interest
- Religion & Thought
- Author
- Zvi Ish-Shalom, fl. 2021
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2021 Academic Studies Press
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 193
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Place Published / Released
- Brighton, MA
- Series Number
- Vol. 8
- Subject
- Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Mysticism, التصوف, Mysticisme, Mystik, תוֹרַת הַנִסתָר, Misticismo, Isaac Luria, 1534-1572, Theosophist, Kabbalah, Jewish, Medieval Thought, Attitudes toward, Esoteric, Natural Theology, Mysticism, Judaism, Prayer & Meditation, Jews
- Series / Program
- New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- التصوف, Mysticisme, Mystik, תוֹרַת הַנִסתָר, Misticismo
