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Jewish Mysticism

by Joshua Abelson

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Languages: English, Turkish
  • Content type: Fiction
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Jewish Mysticism is a book by J. Abelson, first published in 1913. This thoughtful and scholarly work explores the development of mystical thought within Judaism, tracing its roots from early rabbinical sources through to the Kabbalah and later Hasidic traditions. Abelson presents complex ideas with clarity, offering readers an introduction to the esoteric aspects of Jewish spirituality, including discussions of divine emanations, the soul, and the inner life of religious experience. His approach is both historical and philosophical, shedding light on the influence of mysticism on Jewish theology and practice. At a time when interest in comparative religion and spiritual traditions was growing in academic circles, Abelson’s work contributed significantly to the understanding of the inner dimensions of Jewish faith. As a rabbi and scholar, his contributions helped bring the often-overlooked mystical side of Judaism into broader public awareness.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism, and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “esoteric” in the description.

    • “esoteric”· in description
  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary matched “Cabala”. Retained metadata contains “Kabbalah” in the description, “Cabala” in the subject metadata, and “Kabbalah” in the subject metadata.

    • “Cabala”· via Open Library
    • “Kabbalah”· in description
    • “Cabala”· in subject
    • “Kabbalah”· in subject
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Controlled discovery queries from global-grey, libris, and openlibrary matched “Mystic Texts and Mysticism”, “mysticism”, and “Mysticism”. Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the title, “Mysticism” in the description, “Mysticism” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Mystic Texts and Mysticism”· via Global Grey ebooks
    • “mysticism”· via Libris, National Library of Sweden
    • “Mysticism”· via Open Library
    • “Mysticism”· in title
    • “Mysticism”· in description
    • “Mysticism”· in subject

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Editions

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Libris bibliographic record

1913—English—Catalog record

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1913G. Bell and sons, ltd.English—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Trinity College - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: Wellesley College Library
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellesley College Library
  • Open Library reports 14 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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  • Scanner: scribe10
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openlibrary-work:OL146293W
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