{"product_id":"jewish-mysticism-and-kabbalah-new-insights-and-scholarship-9780814732861","title":"Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah: New Insights and Scholarship","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past generation, scholars have devoted increasing attention to the diverse forms that Jewish mysticism has taken both in the past and today: what was once called \"nonsense\" by Jewish scholars has generated important research and attention both within the academy and beyond, as demonstrated by the popular fascination with figures such as Madonna and Demi Moore and the growing interest in spirituality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah, leading experts introduce the history of this scholarship as well as the most recent insights and debates that currently animate the field in a way that is accessible to a broad audience. From mystical outpourings in ancient Palestine to the Kabbalah Centre, and from attitudes towards gender to mystical contributions to Jewish messianic movements, this volume explores the various expressions of Jewish mysticism from antiquity to the present day in an engaging style appropriate for students and non-specialists alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick E. Greenspahn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.41w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814732861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick E. Greenspahn\u003c\/b\u003e is Gimelstob Eminent Scholar in Judaic Studies emeritus at Florida Atlantic University. He has written\/edited 16 books, including \u003ci\u003eWhen Brothers Dwell Together: The Preeminence of Younger Siblings in the Hebrew Bible \u003c\/i\u003e(OUP '94)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEssential Papers on Israel and the Ancient Near East \u003c\/i\u003e(NYU Press, '00)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e. He is a former President of the National Association of Professors of Hebrew and was, for 5 years, editor of its journal, \u003ci\u003eHebrew Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40214594224243,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a36286ed-1581-4dc5-87b7-fdefa595a553.jpg?v=1656510304","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/jewish-mysticism-and-kabbalah-new-insights-and-scholarship-9780814732861","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}