| Sod Ha-Shabbat: The Mystery of the Sabbath Contributor(s): Ginsburg, Elliot K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887067808 ISBN-13: 9780887067808 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 296.41 |
| LCCN: 87026765 |
| Series: Suny Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion |
| Physical Information: 280 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Sabbath has been one of the most significant and beloved institutions of Jewish life since late antiquity. Over a period of several centuries, the classical Kabbalists developed a rich body of ritual and myth that articulated a fresh vision of the Sabbath. The mystical understanding of the Sabbath was assimilated by virtually every Jewish community. This volume is a translation and critical commentary to Sod ha-Shabbat, a treatise on the mystical Sabbath by the influential Spanish-Turkish Kabbalist, R. Meir ibn Gabbai. This important text, the most systematic treatment of the Sabbath in classical Kabbalah, has been inaccessible to the English reader until now. The study includes an Introduction to ibn Gabbai's life and work, accompanied by extensive critical notes that clarify general problems of translation and place the work in its historical context. Broader theoretical issues regarding myth and the ritual process are also discussed. |