{"product_id":"the-kiss-of-god-spiritual-and-mystical-death-in-judaism-9780295975559","title":"The Kiss of God: Spiritual and Mystical Death in Judaism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lines of Michael Fishbane's book trace the spiritual face of Judaism in one of its many appearances. Fishbane explores the quest for spiritual perfection in early rabbinic sources and in Jewish philosophy and mysticism. The \"kiss of God,\" a symbol for union with God, and the ritual practices--meditation and performance--connected with it are presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book identifies a persistent passion for religious perfection, expressed as the love of God unto death itself. The masters of the tradition cultivated this ideal in all periods, in diverse genres, and in different modes. Rabbinic law and midrash, medieval philosophy and mysticism, public and private ritual all contributed to its development. Rooted in the understanding that the spiritual life requires discipline, the sages set up different ladders of ascension. For some, the Law itself was the means of spiritual growth; for others, more private practices were built upon its foundation. But all agreed that the purification of desire and the perfection of the soul offered the hope of personal salvation. None denied the historical redemption of the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Fishbane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.53w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295975559","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40521465921651,"sku":"9.7803E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4c99952c-a04c-43ef-8bbd-adf8297c3577.jpg?v=1666098989","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-kiss-of-god-spiritual-and-mystical-death-in-judaism-9780295975559","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}