| Description |
viii, 186 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Mysticism in the Early Rabbinic Period. Philo, Metatron and Wisdom. Divine Presence. Merkavah Mysticism. The Heavenly Halls. Creation Mysticism -- 2. Medieval Jewish Mysticism. Hasidei Ashkenaz. The Emergence of Kabbalah. God and Creation. The Problem of Evil. The Mystic Way -- 3. Post-Medieval Jewish Mysticism. Abraham of Granada, Joseph Caro and Moses Cordovero. Lurianic Kabbalah. Hayyim Vital. The Shabbatean Movement. Moses Hayyim Luzzatto -- 4. Early Modern Jewish Mystics. The Baal Shem Tov. The Mystics of Bet El. The Vilna Gaon. Alexander Susskind of Grodno. Hasidic Mystics -- 5. Modern Jewish Mystics. Kalonymous Kalman Epstein of Cracow. Dov Baer of Mazhrich and Habad Mysticism. Isaac Judah Jahiel Safrin. Aaron Roth. Abraham Isaac Kook -- 6. Early Christian Mysticism. Origen. The Desert Fathers. Evagrius Ponticus and John Cassian. Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa. Pseudo-Dionysius and Maximus Confessor -- 7. Medieval Christian Mysticism |
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Hildegard of Bingen, Richard of St Victor, and Bernard of Clairvaux. Franciscan Mysticism. English Mysticism. German Mysticism. Flemish Mysticism -- 8. Post-Medieval Christian Mystics. Thomas a Kempis, Gregory Palamas, and Francisco de Osuna. The Two Catherines. Ignatius of Loyola. Teresa of Avila. John of the Cross -- 9. Early Modern Christian Mysticism. Francis de Sales. Blaise Pascal. Marie of the Incarnation. Jakob Boehme. Angelus Silesius -- 10. Modern Christian Mystics. Therese of Lisieux and Gemma Galgani. Elizabeth of the Trinity and Helen Kowalska. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Thomas Merton. Henri Le Saux and Karl Rahner -- 11. Convergence and Divergence. The Mystical Quest. Speculative Theology and Mystical Experience. Mystical Ecstacy and the Spiritual Life. Christ and Divine Intermediaries. The Via Negativa |
| Analysis |
Mysticism - Comparative studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index |
| Subject |
Mysticism -- History.
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Mysticism -- Judaism -- History.
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| Author |
Cohn-Sherbok, Lavinia.
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| LC no. |
94079113 |
| ISBN |
0826406955 |
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