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Mystic Tales from the Zohar by with notes and commentary by Aryeh Wineman is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><p>rather Than Merely Identifying Literary Motifs In The Stories, Wineman Explains How These Motifs Convey Metaphysical Beliefs.... The Volume Is Lovingly Composed, Meticulously Edited And Lucidly Illustrated.... One Could Hardly Ask For A Fuller Analysis.... A More Reader-friendly Book Would Be Difficult To Imagine.--robert Segal, University Of Lancaster<p></p> <h3>library Journal</h3> <p>the 13th-century Zohar, Consisting Of Theosophical Theories Concerning The Godhead And The Torah, Is The Central Text Of Kabbalah, Or Jewish Mysticism. Woven Through It Are Several Narrative Passages Or Stories. Rabbi Wineman, A Specialist In Jewish Mystical Studies, Presents Eight Of These Stories In His Own Translation, With Notes And Commentary. The Tales Deal With The Themes Of Sin And Repentance, Death, Exile, Redemption, And Resurrection. Wineman's Commentary Expertly Elucidates These Esoteric Stories. He Includes Excellent Essays On The Zohar And Kabbalistic Theory, Especially An Explanation Of The Ten Sefirot, Or Aspects Of The Deity. There Has Been A Recent Upsurge Of Interest In Jewish Mysticism, And The Material In This Book, While Scholarly, Can Be Readily Understood By Interested

Author

with notes and commentary by Aryeh Wineman

Publisher

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691058337

Subjects

Religion, Judaism, History