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The Enlightened Will Shine: Symbolization and Theurgy in the Later Strata of the Zohar

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Pinchas Giller
2012
Published by: State University of New York Press
Series: SUNY series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion
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This book analyzes the use of symbolism and theurgy in two sections of the Zohar, the central text of the kabbalah. These compositions, Tiqqunei ha-Zohar and Ra'aya Meheimna have been particularly loved by kabbalists. Giller demonstrates the significance of their contributions to theosophical kabbalah.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Title Page, Copyright Page

Contents

pp. vii

Acknowledgments

pp. ix

Transliterations

pp. xi

Abbreviations

pp. xiii

Preface

pp. xv-xvii

1. Tiqqunei ha-Zohar and Ra'aya Meheimna in Context

pp. 1-6

2. The Hermeneutics of Theosophical Kabbalah: The Symbolization of Sacred Text

pp. 7-21

3. The Maskilim: Mystical Vocation in the Tiqqunim

pp. 21-32

4. The Myth of Chaos

pp. 33-58

5. Halakhah and Kabbalah

pp. 59-80

6. The Theurgic Dimension of the Commandments

pp. 81-106

7. Agencies of Unification: The Sabbath and Prayer

pp. 107-122

Conclusions

pp. 123-128

Notes

pp. 129-164

Bibliography

pp. 165-174

Index

pp. 175-180
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