- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: R & L/Jason Aronson; 1 edition (2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0765761300
- ISBN-13: 978-0765761309
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.2 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 739 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,106,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A translation of the early Kabbalah of Rabbi Isaac Luria, the founder of the most influential Jewish mystical school of the last four hundred years.
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In the midst of describing the spiraling descent of lights and noting the equality of the Six Directions (referring to the ancient idea in the Sefer Yetzirah of Six Primary Directions-east, west, south, north, height, and depth-a comparison is drawn to a Jewish wedding ritual. Read the first page
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In the midst of describing the spiraling descent of lights and noting the equality of the Six Directions (referring to the ancient idea in the Sefer Yetzirah of Six Primary Directions-east, west, south, north, height, and depth-a comparison is drawn to a Jewish wedding ritual. Read the first page
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Radical translation of classic Jewish mysticism,
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Ce commentaire est de: Kabbalah of Creationisaac Lur (Hardcover)
This is a radical breakthrough translation of an earlier work by the Ari -Rabbi Isaac Luria, the founder of the Tree of Life school. Check out, the Kabbalah of Kissing, the Gay tikkun and the thoughtfull readers notes at the end of every chapter.This is first time someone has translated an entire mystical text with an ongoing commentary and comprehensive Lexicon of Kabbalah in the back.Professor Miles Krassen of Oberlin College has written, "Even advanced scholars in Jewish mysticism can learn soemthing new from Klein's insightfull approach."
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Creative interpretation, but not entirely reliable,
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Ce commentaire est de: Kabbalah of Creation: The Mysticism of Isaac Luria, Founder of Modern Kabbalah (Paperback)
Rabbi Eliahu Klein has done a service for those studying kabbalah in English by providing the first-ever translation of Shaar HaKlalim, the introductory section to Etz Chaim. He also includes a concise and insightful commentary, which is filled with interesting chiddushim (new teachings).Unfortunately, one must take some chaff with the wheat. He uses somewhat idiosyncratic translations to refer to basic terms; for example Binah he calls "Intuition," which in truth probably better describes the nature of Chochmah. Hod he calls "Praise," and so on. These terms are probably better left transliterated, as they usually are in English translations, to avoid misunderstandings. The reader will most likely need to mentally translate these translations back into their usual terms as they read, thus making the text a bit unwieldy in places. In his commentary, Rabbi Klein also misunderstands the RaMChaL, one of the most important and brilliant commentators on Lurianic kabbalah, dismissing his work as "a failure," and inexplicably criticising it again elsewhere. Rabbi Klein is also so PC that he misrepresents the Ari's views of women and is deliberately vague on the Ari's view of homosexuality. "The Kabbalah of Creation" is, in summary, a personal interpretation of the kabbalah of the Ari, and it shows the translator's creativity and insight. It is not entirely reliable, however, and thus I hesitate to recommend it for those new to the field. For those seeking an authentic overview of Lurianic Kabbalah in English, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan's "Inner Space: Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation, and Prophecy" remains the best text available. 21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Radical translation of a classic text,
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Ce commentaire est de: Kabbalah of Creation: The Mysticism of Isaac Luria, Founder of Modern Kabbalah (Paperback)
This particular text is the Second Revised edition by the translator. Rabbi Klein has produced a translation and running commentary on the Shaar HaKlalim, the introductory chapter to Haim Vital's Etz Chaim. Rabbi Haim Vital was a disciple of Isaac Luria, the 16th Century mystic from Safed. The provenance of Shaar HaKlalim is uncertain. Rabbi Klein speculates that it is by a student of Isaac Luria, Moshe Jonah.This translation is radical. Specific kabbalistic jargon has been idiosyncraticly translated by the author into English, rather than leaving the jargon untranslated as other English translations of kabbalistic works do. This leaves the reader who is familiar with kabbalah continually flipping back to the glossary to figure out which of the sferot are being referenced. Apparently, the first edition was printed with the original text, this edition is only the English translation, which limits the utility for the serious scholar. Unfortunately, the Lurianic system is very complicated and is really only accessible to more serious scholars. The utility to the seeker is limited. As Rabbi Klein recommends, the book is best used in the context of a havurah - i.e. in group study - preferably with a spiritual guide. 15 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Radical translation of classic Jewish mysticism,
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Ce commentaire est de: Kabbalah of Creationisaac Lur (Hardcover)
This is a radical breakthrough translation of an earlier work by the Ari -Rabbi Isaac Luria, the founder of the Tree of Life school. Check out, the Kabbalah of Kissing, the Gay tikkun and the thoughtfull readers notes at the end of every chapter.This is first time someone has translated an entire mystical text with an ongoing commentary and comprehensive Lexicon of Kabbalah in the back.Professor Miles Krassen of Oberlin College has written, "Even advanced scholars in Jewish mysticism can learn soemthing new from Klein's insightfull approach."
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