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283
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English
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2012
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Publié par
Date de parution
01 février 2012
EAN13
9781438422886
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
5 Mo
The 'Circle of Contemplation' generated a mystical theology that differs radically from mainstream kabbalistic theosophy. Two of this group's penetrating speculations on God and the origins of the universe are The Book of Contemplation and The Fountain of Wisdom. A meticulous and systematic study of these writings forms the core of this book.
Verman discovered that the 'Circle of Contemplation' produced a series of distinct treatises, each entitled The Book of Contemplation and attributed to the same fictitious author. These treatises, embodying one of the most intriguing puzzles of medieval literature, are included here.
The author concludes that these writings were a product of thirteenth-century Spain, not France, as claimed by Gershom Scholem. His conclusion engendered a critical evaluation of the premises of Scholem's historiography of early medieval Jewish mysticism.
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to The Book of Contemplation, The Fountain of Wisdom, and The Book of Unity
• Jewish Prophecy and Mysticism
• Historical Overview
• Medieval Jewish Mysticism in Western Europe
• Tradition, Esotericism, and Pseudepigraphy
2. The Books of Contemplation and The Fountain of Wisdom
• Symbols Used in the Apparatus
• Contemplation-Short
• The Fountain of Wisdom
• Contemplation-Long
• Contemplation-Thirteen Powers
• Contemplation-Standard
• I am R. Hammai
• The Book of Unity of R. Hammai
3. Cosmological Theories of the "Circle of Contemplation"
• The Cosmology of The Books of Contemplation
• The Cosmogony of The Fountain of Wisdom
4. Historical Dimensions
• Scholem's Historiography of Early Kabbalah
• Scholem's Historiography and R. Isaac Cohen's Legends
• The "Circle of Contemplation"
• Linguistic Evidence
5. Historical Connections
• R. Azriel and The Books of Contemplation
• The Hasidei 'Ashkenaz and the "Circle"
• R. Meshullam the Zadokite
Appendix I The Book of Contemplation's Subtexts
3:1 Midrash of R. Simon the Righteous
3:2 Commentary on the Thirteen Attributes
3:3 Thirteen Powers
3:4 The Secret of the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
3:5 Pseudo-Rabad's Twelve Attributes
4:1 Contemplation-Burgos
4:2 Contemplation-J.T.S. 1884
4:3 Contemplation-Standard/Inner Attributes
4:4 Contemplation-Standard/Magic
4:5 R. Hasdai's Book of Contemplation
Appendix II Textual Relationships
Selected Bibliography
Index
Publié par
Date de parution
01 février 2012
EAN13
9781438422886
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
5 Mo
