Sleep, Death, and Rebirth - Mystical Practices of Lurianic Kabbalah

In this penetrating scholarly study, Zvi Ish-Shalom analyzes a set of complex kabbalistic practices taught by the sixteenth century master Isaac Luria, that were designed to capitalize on sleep and death states in order to effectively free oneself from the cycle of rebirth.

List of contents

Table of ContentsPreface
Shaul Magid
Introduction
Problematica and Methodology
Review of Scholarship
Overview of Lurianic Metaphysics
Chapter 1. Sleep and Rebirth
The Anatomy of Sleep
Sleep and Dismemberment
Sleep and Dreams
Soul Rupture and Cosmic Union
Kavvanot for Bedtime Shema
The Female Waters
Swapping Soul-Parts
Chapter 2. Death and Resurrection
The Metaphysics of Death
Death and Rebirth
Anatomical Embodiment
The Radical Unity of Body and Soul
Human Sacrifice and Integral Monism
Resurrection and the Nullification of Hierarchy
Lurianic Kabbalah and Eastern Mysticism
Conclusion
Appendix: The Complete Kavvanah Required for Expediting Rebirth
Selected Bibliography

About the author

Zvi Ish-Shalom, Ph.D., is an associate professor of wisdom traditions at Naropa University and is the guiding teacher of Kedumah. He is the author of The Kedumah Experience and The Path of the Primordial Torah.

Summary

Guides us on a penetrating scholarly journey into a realm of mystical teachings and practices never before available in English, illuminating a radically monistic vision of reality at the heart of Kabbalistic metaphysics and practice.

Product details

• Authors: Zvi Ish-Shalom
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781644696286
• ISBN: 978-1-64469-628-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism; New Perspectives in Post-Rabbi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; mysticism, Judaism: life and practice, Philosophy of religion, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings