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Contents Preface xv Chapter l. Tiqqunei ha-Zohar and Ra'aya Meheimna 1 in Context Chapter 2. The Hermeneutics of Theosophical 7 Kabbalah: The Symbolization of Sacred Text Chapter 3. The Maskilim: Mystical Vocation 21 in the Tiqqunim Chapter 4. The Myth of Chaos 33 Chapter 5. Halakhah and Kabbalah 59 Chapter 6. The Theurgic Dimension of the 81 Commandments Chapter 7. Agencies of Unification: 107 The Sabbath and Prayer Conclusions 123 Notes 129 Bibliography 165 Index 175 vii ...

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