Kabbalistic circles in Jerusalem (1896-1948) / / by Jonatan Meir ; translated by Avi Aronsky.

This book endeavors to fill a lacuna in the literature on early twentieth-century kabbalah, namely the lack of a comprehensive account of the traditional kabbalah seminaries (Yeshivot) in Jerusalem from 1896 to 1948 as well as the various manifestations of kabbalah within traditional Jewish society....

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Aries Book Series 22.
Physical Description:1 online resource (281 pages).
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • The Last Kabbalists
  • The Kabbalah Seminaries of Jerusalem
  • Merging Traditions: The Sha’ar haShamayim Yeshiva
  • The Search for the Lost Tribes
  • Concealment and Revelation: The Print Revolution
  • Practicing Kabbalah: The Tikkunim Literature
  • Censure, Parody and Debate
  • Afterword
  • Bibliography
  • Index.