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Libra Esoterica

Kabbalah in Italy, 1280-1510

by Moshe Idel

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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Abstract This sweeping survey of the history of Kabbalah in Italy charts the ways that Kabbalistic thought and literature developed in Italy and how its unique geographical situation facilitated the arrival of both Spanish and Byzantine Kabbalah. It analyzes the work of three major Kabbalists—Abraham Abulafia, Menahem Recanati, and Yohanan Alemanno—who represent diverse schools of thought: the ecstatic, the theosophical-theurgical, and the astromagical. Directing special attention to the interactions and tensions among these forms of Jewish Kabbalah and the nascent Christian Kabbalah, the book brings to light the rich history of Kabbalah in Italy, and the powerful influence of this important center on the emergence of Christian Kabbalah and European occultism in general.

Provenance

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 Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought.

  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “Kabbalah”. Retained metadata contains “Kabbalah” in the title, “Kabbalah” in the description, “Kabbalah” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “Kabbalah”· in title
    • “Kabbalah”· in description
    • “Kabbalah”· in subject
    • “Kabbalah”· in edition title
  • Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “Theosophy”. Retained metadata contains “theosophical” in the description.

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    • “theosophical”· in description
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mysticism”· in subject

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2011-05-17Yale University Press; Yale University Press eBooksEnglish—Unknown

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