Abelson puts the Kabbalah into context as the outgrowth of a long-term evolution of Jewish mystical thought, starting with the Essenes and the Merkabah (Chariot) mysticism of the Talmundic era. He explains how neo-Platonism, Gnosticism, Christianity and other currents influenced and were in turn impacted by Jewish mysticism. This is a great backgrounder if you are interested in the Kabbalah or Mysticism at any level.
- ISBN10 1497902703
- ISBN13 9781497902701
- Publish Date 29 March 2014 (first published 29 May 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Literary Licensing, LLC
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 196
- Language English