Kabbalah and ecology : God's image in the more-than-human world /

Kabbalah and ecology : God's image in the more-than-human world /

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Author / Creator:	Seidenberg, David Mevorach.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description:	xxi, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible. -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Old Testament. Image of God. God (Judaism) Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism. Cabala. Cabala. God (Judaism) Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Image of God. Rabbinical literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10320494

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ISBN:	9781107081338 (hardback) 1107081335 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-369) and indexes.
Summary:	"Kabbalah and Ecology is a groundbreaking book that resets the conversation about ecology and the Abrahamic traditions. David Mevorach Seidenberg challenges the anthropocentric reading of the Torah, showing that a radically different orientation to the more-than-human world of nature is not only possible but such an orientation also leads to a more accurate interpretation of scripture, rabbinic texts, Maimonides, and Kabbalah. Deeply grounded in traditional texts and fluent with the physical sciences, this book proposes not only a new understanding of God's image but also a new direction for restoring religion to its senses and to a more alive relationship with the more-than-human, with nature, and with divinity"--

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Summary:	Kabbalah and Ecology is a groundbreaking book that resets the conversation about ecology and the Abrahamic traditions. David Mevorach Seidenberg challenges the anthropocentric reading of the Torah, showing that a radically different orientation to the more-than-human world of nature is not only possible, but that such an orientation also leads to a more accurate interpretation of scripture, rabbinic texts, Maimonides and Kabbalah. Deeply grounded in traditional texts and fluent with the physical sciences, this book proposes not only a new understanding of God's image but also a new direction for restoring religion to its senses and to a more alive relationship with the more-than-human, both with nature and with divinity.
Physical Description:	xxi, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-369) and indexes.
ISBN:	9781107081338 1107081335