Gates of Light: Shaʼare Orah
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Title
Gates of Light: Shaʼare Orah
Subject
God (Judaism) -- Name -- Early works to 1800
Cabala -- Early works to 1800
Cabala -- Early works to 1800
Description
Until now, few primary texts on the Kabbalah have been available in English. Under the auspices of the Bronfman Library of Jewish classics, this historic publication of Gates of Light allows readers to enter the hidden world of the Kabbalah and its profound and beautiful Biblical interpretation.
This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirteenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah, Gates of Light provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from a hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity.
Deftly illuminated by Gikatilla and grounded in historical perspective with introductory essays by Avi Weinstein, Moshe Ideal, and Arthur Hertzberg, this significant contribution to Jewish scholarship is rounded out with an index of scriptural verses.
This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirteenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah, Gates of Light provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from a hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity.
Deftly illuminated by Gikatilla and grounded in historical perspective with introductory essays by Avi Weinstein, Moshe Ideal, and Arthur Hertzberg, this significant contribution to Jewish scholarship is rounded out with an index of scriptural verses.
Creator
Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla
Publisher
San Francisco : HarperCollins
Contributor
Rabbi Joseph, the son of Abraham Gikatilla ; translated with an introduction by Avi Weinstein ; with a foreword by Arthur Hertzberg and an historical introduction by Moshe Idel
Relation
Series: Sacred literature series
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Book
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Citation
Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla, “Gates of Light: Shaʼare Orah,” Humanities Hub, accessed July 4, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1340.