The Sabbath in the Classical Kabbalah

Elliot K. Ginsburg

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Elliot K. Ginsburg, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Publisher:: Liverpool University Press
Online publication date:: November 2019
Print publication year:: 2008
Online ISBN:: 9781786949844

Series:: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Subjects:: Religion, Religion: General Interest

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Combining traditional textual analysis with more innovative anthropological approaches, Ginsburg makes an important contribution to the understanding of Jewish spirituality, myth, and ritual.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

Preface
pp ix-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

Illustrations
pp xv-xvi

Abbreviations
pp xvii-xviii

Note on Transliteration and Orthography
pp xix-xx

Introduction. Classical Kabbalah, Its History and Symbolic Universe
pp 1-58

Chapter One - The Symbolism of the Kabbalistic Sabbath: Motif Studies
pp 59-185

Chapter Two - Aspects of Meaning in Kabbalistic Ritual: With Special Reference to the Case of Shabbat
pp 186-216

Chapter Three - Rituals of Preparation
pp 217-255

Chapter Four - Rituals of Separation: The Drama of Sabbath's Departure in Zoharic Kabbalah
pp 256-284

Appendix I - Some Further Thoughts on the Transformation of the Person during Shabbat
pp 285-288

Appendix II - Sabbath-Ritual as a Means of Furthering the Divine-Human Nexus: Two Examples from Zoharic Kabbalah
pp 289-296

Bibliography
pp 297-318

Index
pp 319-341

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