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Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah

Language, Torah, and Hermeneutics in Abraham Abulafia

by Moshe Idel · Menahem Kallus (trans.)

A companion to Idel's study of Abulafia's mystical experience, this SUNY volume examines his theory of language, the Hebrew letters and the divine names, and his methods of interpreting Torah. Idel shows how Abulafia saw the Hebrew language as a path to cosmic and divine knowledge. Recommended for readers interested in Kabbalistic linguistics. It assumes some background in medieval Jewish thought.

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