From Metaphysics to Midrash

Myth, History, and the Interpretation of Scripture in Lurianic Kabbala

By:

Shaul Magid

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Hardback

Series:

Biblical Literature

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In From Metaphysics to Midrash, Shaul Magid explores the exegetical tradition of Isaac Luria and his followers within the historical context in 16th-century Safed, a unique community that brought practitioners of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam into close contact with one another. Luria's scripture became a theater in which kabbalists redrew boundaries of difference in areas of ethnicity, gender, and the human relation to the divine. Magid investigates how cultural influences altered scriptural exegesis of Lurianic Kabbala in its philosophical, hermeneutical, and historical perspectives. He suggests that Luria and his followers were far from cloistered. They used their considerable skills to weigh in on important matters of the day, offering, at times, some surprising solutions to perennial theological problems.

Author Biography:

Shaul Magid is Jay and Jeannie Schottenstein Chair in Jewish Studies and Professor in Religious Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Release date NZ

July 9th, 2008

Author

Shaul Magid

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

2 figures

Pages

368

Series

Biblical Literature

Dimensions

160x236x26

ISBN-13

9780253350886

Product ID

3831409

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