Messianic Mysticsמיסטיקנים משיחיים
Jerusalem · 1998
Examination of mystical and messianic movements in Judaism, including discussion of Sabbatean and Hasidic figures and their theological innovations.
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Moshe Idel
Moshe Idel
1947 CE · Modern · Târgu Neamț
Moshe Idel (b. 1947) is the most influential scholar of Kabbalah of his generation and the leading successor to Gershom Scholem. Born in Târgu Neamț, Romania, he emigrated to Israel in 1963 and rose to become the Max Cooper Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His landmark Kabbalah: New Perspectives (1988) overturned much of the prevailing scholarly consensus, and his many books — among them Messianic Mystics and Absorbing Perfections — reshaped the academic study of Jewish mysticism. He has been honored with the Israel Prize (1999) and the EMET Prize (2002).
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Târgu Neamțטרגו ניאמץMoldavia (Romania)
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Born in Târgu Neamț, in the Moldavia region of Romania, in 1947.
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Zelig Reuven Bangis, Imrei Emes, Isser Zalman Meltzer, Yechiel Michel Tukachinsky, Yechiel Michel Tukatchinsky, Yisrael Zev Mintzberg, Tzvi Pesach Frank, Martin Buber, Jacob Nachum Epstein, Mishpetei Uziel, Aharon Rokeach, Dov Berish Weidenfeld, Zalman Sorotzkin, Yaakov Moshe Charlap, Yechezkel Levenstein, Aryeh Levin, Ezra Attia, Yehuda Ashlag
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Works(4)
Kabbalah: New Perspectivesקבלה: פרספקטיבות חדשות
Jerusalem · 1988
Comprehensive study of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism from late antiquity through early modernity, challenging Scholem's historical narratives and emphasizing ecstatic and theurgic dimensions.
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The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafiaחוויה מיסטית אצל אברהם אבולעפיה
Jerusalem · 1988
Monograph on the ecstatic Kabbalah and mystical theology of 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist Abulafia, examining letter-combination techniques and prophetic experience.
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Absorbing Perfections: Kabbalah and Interpretationספיגת השלמויות: קבלה והפרשנות
Jerusalem · 2002
Study of hermeneutics and interpretive methods in Kabbalistic thought, analyzing how Kabbalists engaged with biblical and rabbinic texts.
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Related figuresGGershom ScholemSuggested by shared subject matter, not a documented teaching relationship.