Ish-Shalom Sleep, Death, and Rebirth

Mystical Practices of Lurianic Kabbalah
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-64469-630-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten

Reihe: New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism

In this penetrating scholarly study, Zvi Ish-Shalom analyzes a set of complex kabbalistic practices taught by the sixteenth century master Isaac Luria, that were designed to capitalize on sleep and death states in order to effectively free oneself from the cycle of rebirth.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ish-Shalom, Zvi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Spiritualität & Mystik (Kabbala, Chassidismus)
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of ContentsPreface
Shaul Magid IntroductionProblematica and Methodology
Review of Scholarship
Overview of Lurianic Metaphysics Chapter 1. Sleep and Rebirth The Anatomy of Sleep
Sleep and Dismemberment
Sleep and Dreams
Soul Rupture and Cosmic Union
Kavvanotfor Bedtime ShemaThe Female Waters
Swapping Soul-Parts Chapter 2. Death and Resurrection The Metaphysics of Death
Death and Rebirth
Anatomical Embodiment
The Radical Unity of Body and Soul
Human Sacrifice and Integral Monism
Resurrection and the Nullification of Hierarchy
Lurianic Kabbalah and Eastern Mysticism Conclusion Appendix: The Complete KavvanahRequired for Expediting Rebirth
Selected Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Ish-Shalom Zvi:
Zvi Ish-Shalom, Ph.D., is an associate professor of wisdom traditions at Naropa University and is the guiding teacher of Kedumah. He is the author of The Kedumah Experience and The Path of the Primordial Torah.Zvi Ish-Shalom, Ph.D., is an associate professor of wisdom traditions at Naropa University and is the author of The Kedumah Experience: The Primordial Torah.