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The Sabbath in the Classical Kabbalah
Second Edition
Author Information - Contents - Publication Details
This classic study is concerned with the richly imagined world of kabbalistic myth concerning the sabbath as it developed from the late twelfth century to the early sixteenth century and with its activation in religious life via ritual. Combining the close textual readings of traditional scholarly enquiry with more innovative approaches, it makes an important contribution to the history of Jewish spirituality and to the understanding of myth and ritual.
Elliot K. Ginsburg is Associate Professor of Jewish Thought at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, prior to which he taught at Oberlin College, and also served as Director of its Judaic Studies Program. He is the author of Sod Ha-Shabbat: The Mystery of the Sabbath (1989), a translated and annotated edition of a work by R. Me’ir ibn Gabbai.
| Format | 22.5 x 15 cm / 6" x 9" |
| Pages | 262 pages |
| ISBN | 978-1-904113-43-0 |
| Price | £19.95 / $29.95 |
| Date of publication | January 2008 |
© The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2008