Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and his Kabbalistic Fellowship

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Lawrence Fine

Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos

Isaac Luria and his Kabbalistic Fellowship

Lawrence Fine

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Stanford University Press
02 April 2003

Biography: general; Religion & beliefs; Judaism: mysticism; Mysticism; Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought; Jewish studies

Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture

Isaac Luria (1534-1572) is one of the most extraordinary and influential mystical figures in the history of Judaism, a visionary teacher who helped shape the course of nearly all subsequent Jewish mysticism. The central premise of this work is that Lurianic Kabbalah was first and foremost a lived and living phenomenon in an actual social world. Thus it focuses on Luria the person and his relationship to his disciples. What attracted Luria's students to him? How did they react to his inspired and charismatic behaviour? And what roles did Luria and his students see themselves playing in their collective quest for repair of the cosmos and messianic redemption?

By: Lawrence Fine
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 653g
ISBN: 9780804748261
ISBN 10: 0804748268
Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 02 April 2003
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and his Kabbalistic Fellowship

...among the finest works of recent Judaic scholarship. --The Forward We come away from this book awed by Fine's scholarship, and with a better understanding of how Rabbi Isaac Luria, who wanted his writings to be concealed after his death, nevertheless produced ideas so powerful that they transformed the nature of Judaism for centuries. --San Diego Jewish Journal Through masterly synthesis and organization, the author has produced the first accessible account of Luria and his kabbalah in English--or any language--that is also richly detailed and historiographically up to date. --American Historical Review [Physician of the Soul] is the worthy capstone of a distinguished career spent studying the kabbalistic ideas of the sixteenth century and their importance for social and intellectual history. --Histoire Sociale/Social History Lawrence Fine has written extensively on Lurianic thought and practice and with this eminently readable and well-researched book has produced a welcome addition to the scholarship on Kabbalism in general and Luria in particular...This book is a necessary source for anyone who wants to know something about Kabbalah and its important representatives other than the travesty of this fascinating side of Judaism that is espoused by today's popular culture. --ARC