Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship (Stanford Studies in Jewish History & Culture) (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture)

Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship (Stanford Studies in Jewish History & Culture) (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture)

by Lawrence Fine (Author)

Synopsis

Isaac Luria (1534-1572) is one of the most extraordinary and influential mystical figures in the history of Judaism, a visionary teacher who helped shape the course of nearly all subsequent Jewish mysticism. Given his importance, it is remarkable that this is the first scholarly work on him in English. Most studies of Lurianic Kabbalah focus on Luria's mythic and speculative ideas or on the ritual and contemplative practices he taught. The central premise of this book is that Lurianic Kabbalah was first and foremost a lived and living phenomenon in an actual social world. Thus the book focuses on Luria the person and on his relationship to his disciples. What attracted Luria's students to him? How did they react to his inspired and charismatic behavior? And what roles did Luria and his students see themselves playing in their collective quest for repair of the cosmos and messianic redemption?

$37.29

Quantity

20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 504
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 30 Apr 2003

ISBN 10: 0804748268
ISBN 13: 9780804748261