Shalom Shar'abi and the kabbalists of Beit El /

Shalom Shar'abi and the kabbalists of Beit El /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Giller, Pinchas, 1953-
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Description:	viii, 199 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Sharabi, Shalom, -- 1720-1777. Sharabi, Shalom, -- 1720-1777. Yeshivat Bet El (Jerusalem) Yeshivat Bet El (Jerusalem) Cabala -- History. Rabbis -- Jerusalem. Jewish scholars -- Jerusalem. Jews, Yemeni -- Jerusalem. Kavvanot (Cabala) Cabala. Jewish scholars. Jews, Yemeni. Kavvanot (Cabala) Rabbis. Middle East -- Jerusalem. History.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7793694

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ISBN:	9780195328806 (cloth) 0195328809 (cloth)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-192) and index. Also available online

Table of Contents:

Shar'abi and Beit El
Kavvanah and kavvanot
The names of God in the Beit El kavvanot
Kabbalists in the community
Beit El practice
Shar'abi's school
The literary tradition of Beit El
The kavvanot in Hasidism
Conclusion : mysticism, metaphysics, and the limitations of Beit El Kabbalah.