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On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah (Mysticism and Kabbalah) by Chipman, Jonathan;Scholem, Gershom;Neugroschel, Joachim is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
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Shiʻur Komah: Mystical shape of the godhead -- Sitra Aḥra: Good and evil in the Kabbalah -- Tsaddik: Righteous One --Shekhinah: Feminine element in divinity -- Gilgul: Transmigration of souls -- Tselem: Concept of the astral body.;"Scholem's treatment is complex and stylistically brilliant as he systemically analyzes the history and intellectual background of these critical ideas. Highly recommended."--Library Journal. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Author
- Chipman, Jonathan;Scholem, Gershom;Neugroschel, Joachim
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Distributed by Pantheon Books, Schoken Books
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307787026
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, Judaism, Religion
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (65 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead_ Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah (Mysticism and Kabbalah)-Schocken (1997) (1997)
- On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah (Mysticism and Kabbalah) (1997)
- On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah (Mysticism and Kabbalah) (1991)
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