The Sabbath In The Classical Kabbalah

Download or read book The Sabbath in the Classical Kabbalah written by Elliot K. Ginsburg and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-24 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic study is concerned with the richly imagined world of kabbalistic myth concerning the sabbath as it developed from the late twelfth century to the early sixteenth century and with its activation in religious life via ritual. Combining the close textual readings of traditional scholarly enquiry with more innovative approaches, it makes an important contribution to the history of Jewish spirituality and to the understanding of myth and ritual.