Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos - Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship

Isaac Luria (1534-1572) is one of the most extraordinary and influential mystical figures in the history of Judaism, a visionary teacher who helped shape the course of nearly all subsequent Jewish mysticism. Given his importance, it is remarkable that this is the first scholarly work on him in English.
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About the author

Lawrence Fine is Irene Kaplan Leiwant Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion at Mount Holyoke College. His most recent book is Judaism in Practice: From the Middle Ages Through the Early Modern Period (ed).

Summary

This is a study of Isaac Luria (1534-72), one of the most remarkable and influential figures of late-medieval and early-modern Jewish mysticism. It looks primarily at Luria as a real historical figure, in the context of his relationship with his circle of disciples in the Galilean city of Safed, the great center of kabbalistic thought and teaching.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Fine, Fine Lawrence
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780804738255
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-3825-5
• No. of pages: 504
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 236 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 789 g
• Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture; Stanford Studies in Jewish His; Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture; Stanford Studies in Jewish His
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies