The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume 5

Name: The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume 5
Brand: Stanford University Press
SKU: 9780804762199
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Autor: Daniel Chanan Matt

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"Sefer ha-Zohar" ("The Book of Radiance") has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged m...

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Autor

Daniel Chanan Matt

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engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2009

Pagini

656

EAN

9780804762199

ISBN

0804762198

Enbook ID

04718692

Editura

Stanford University Press

Greutate

1388

Dimensiuni

191 x 264 x 45

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"Sefer ha-Zohar" ("The Book of Radiance") has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century. Written in a unique, lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprising over twenty discrete sections. The bulk of the "Zohar" consists of a running commentary on the "Torah", from "Genesis" through "Deuteronomy". This fifth volume of "The Zohar: Pritzker Edition" opens in the middle of "Exodus" immediately following the revelation at Mount Sinai. The first chapter features a famous narrative about two rabbis and an old donkey-driver they encounter on the road. This old man seems like a complete ignoramus and pesters them with nonsensical riddles, but he turns out to be a sage and explains to them one of the most tightly guarded secrets of Kabbalah: the reincarnation of the soul. In the course of his exposition, the old man enthralls his two listeners with a romantic account of "Torah" as a maiden who reveals herself only to one who pursues her lovingly. The rest of this volume consists mainly of the Zohar's commentary on the biblical description of the mishkan, the Dwelling (or Tabernacle) in the desert. The mishkan symbolizes Shekhinah, the feminine presence of God who 'dwells' on earth. Since the Dwelling was the center of worship, the Zohar explores here the theme of prayer. The volume concludes with one of the shortest yet most important sections of the "Zohar - Sifra di-Tsni'uta" ("The Book of Concealment"). This enigmatic and poetic composition contains a veiled description of God's body, focusing on the beard. Its few pages convey the central teachings of Kabbalah, including the balance between male and female energies, and how divine breath animates all that exists.

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