Ben: Sonship and Jewish Mysticism
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Ben: Sonship and Jewish Mysticism by Moshe Idel
Moshe Idel increasingly is seen as having achieved the eminence of Gershom Scholem in the study of Jewish mysticism. Ben, his book on the concept of sonship in Kabbalah, is an extraordinary work of scholarship and imaginative surmise. If an intellectual Judaism is to survive, then Idel becomes essential reading, whatever your own spiritual allegiances.-Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities, Yale University While many aspects of sonship have been analyzed in books on Judaism, this book, Moshe Idel's magnum opus, constitutes the first attempt to address the category of sonship in Jewish mystical literature as a whole. Idel's aim is to point out the many instances where Jewish thinkers resorted to concepts of sonship and their conceptual backgrounds, and thus to show the existence of a wide variety of understandings of hypostatic sons in Judaism. Through this survey, not only can the mystical forms of sonship in Judaism be better understood, but the concept of sonship in religion in general can also be enriched.
'With impressive scholarship and penetrating insight Moshe Idel, the foremost expert on Jewish mysticism, has excavated a long-neglected dimension of Jewish mysticism: the theme of divine sonshipRanging from the Hebrew Bible to Freud and beyond, Idel's monumental work analyzes the distinctive character of Jewish mystical ideas of sonship, as well as their relation to Christian understandings of the incarnational sonship of Jesus. Ben: Sonship and Jewish Mysticism is a tour-de-force of intellectual history, important for both the story of Jewish mysticism and for inter-religious dialogue.' Bernard McGinn, Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus, Divinity School, University of Chicago, USA
Winner of the 2007 National Jewish Book Award in Scholarship.
"Moshe Idel increasingly is seen as having achieved the eminence of Gershom Scholem in the study of Jewish mysticism. Ben, his book on the concept of Sonship in Kabbalah, is an extraordinary work of scholarship and imaginative surmise. If an intellectual Judaism is to survive, then Idel becomes essential reading, whatever your own spiritual allegiances." Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities, Yale University, USA
"In this fundamental contribution, Idel once again shows his mastery of an enormous range of Jewish mystical and related materials, along with his acuity in matters of method and interpretation. Summing up: Highly recommended. Libraries supporting Jewish Studies and religion programs; upper level undergraduates and above." - S. T. Katz, CHOICE, September 2008 -- S. T. Katz * Choice *
Winner of the 2007 National Jewish Book Award in Scholarship.
"Moshe Idel increasingly is seen as having achieved the eminence of Gershom Scholem in the study of Jewish mysticism. Ben, his book on the concept of Sonship in Kabbalah, is an extraordinary work of scholarship and imaginative surmise. If an intellectual Judaism is to survive, then Idel becomes essential reading, whatever your own spiritual allegiances." Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities, Yale University, USA
"In this fundamental contribution, Idel once again shows his mastery of an enormous range of Jewish mystical and related materials, along with his acuity in matters of method and interpretation. Summing up: Highly recommended. Libraries supporting Jewish Studies and religion programs; upper level undergraduates and above." - S. T. Katz, CHOICE, September 2008 -- S. T. Katz * Choice *
Moshe Idel is Professor of Jewish thought at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an expert in kabbalah and recipient of the prestigious Israel Prize for excellence in the field of Jewish philosophy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826496669 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826496660 |
| Title | Ben: Sonship and Jewish Mysticism |
| Author | Moshe Idel |
| Series | The Robert And Arlene Kogod Library Of Judaic Studies |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2008-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 744 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Jewish Book Award (Scholarship) 2007 |
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