Between mysticism and philosophy : Sufi language of religious experience in Judah Ha-Levi's Kuzari

Between mysticism and philosophy : Sufi language of religious experience in Judah Ha-Levi's Kuzari / Diana Lobel.

Judah Ha-Levi (1075-1141), a medieval Jewish poet, mystic, and sophisticated critic of the rationalistic tradition in Judaism, is the focus of this ground-breaking study. Diana Lobel examines his influential philosophical dialogue, Sefer ha-Kuzari, written in Arabic and later translated into Hebrew,...

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Main Author: Lobel, Diana
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2000.
Series:SUNY series in Jewish philosophy.
Subjects:
Judah, > ha-Levi, > active 12th century. > Kitāb al-ḥujjah.
Kitāb al-ḥujjah (Judah, ha-Levi)
Spiritual life > Judaism.
RELIGION > Judaism > Theology.
Spiritual life > Judaism
Jodendom.
Mystiek.
Soefisme.
Sefer ha-kūzarī (Yěhūdah ha-Levī)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table Of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Between Mysticism and Philosophy
  • Introduction
  • The Language of Relationship
  • The Language of Human Striving
  • The Language of Perception
  • The Language of Prophecy
  • The Language of Intimacy (Uns), Longing (Shawq) and Love ('Ishq)
  • Conclusions
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover.

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