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Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship Hardcover - 2003 - 1st Edition

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

From the jacket flap

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?

Details

Title Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship
Author Lawrence Fine
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 504
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Stanford University Press
Date 2003-04-08
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated
ISBN 9780804738255 / 0804738254
Weight 1.74 lbs (0.79 kg)
Dimensions 9.3 x 6.42 x 1.32 in (23.62 x 16.31 x 3.35 cm)
Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
Library of Congress subjects Cabala - History, Mysticism - Judaism
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002154139
Dewey Decimal Code 296.833

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Choice, 05/01/2004, Page 1680

About the author

Lawrence Fine is Irene Kaplan Leiwant Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion at Mount Holyoke College. His most recent book is Judaism in Practice: From the Middle Ages Through the Early Modern Period (ed).