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Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah

Venturing Beyond

Law and Morality in Kabbalistic Mysticism

by Elliot R. Wolfson

Elliot Wolfson examines the ethical dimensions of Kabbalah, particularly how kabbalists understood the commandments, the boundaries between Israel and the nations and the possibility of transcending law. This Oxford study addresses antinomian tendencies and the ethical problems raised by mystical particularism. Recommended for advanced readers of Jewish thought. Wolfson does not shy away from troubling material about the status of non-Jews in Kabbalistic texts.

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