Pdf studies in ecstatic kabbalah by moshe idel download. Idel was born in romania and immigrated to israel in 1963. You can find the titles by clicking on the name of the category. In this prizewinning new interpretation of jewish mysticism, moshe idel emphasizes the need for a comparative and phenomenological approach to kabbalah and its position in the history of religion. He became a lecturer at the hebrew university of jerusalem in 1977 and was subsequently max cooper professor of jewish thought.
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