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Jonathan Garb

Shamanic Trance in Modern Kabbalah

Jonathan Garb

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University of Chicago Press
15 May 2011
Judaism: mysticism
Bringing to light a hidden chapter in the history of modern Judaism, Shamanic Trance in Modern Kabbalah explores the shamanic dimensions of Jewish mysticism. Jonathan Garb integrates methods and models from the social sciences, comparative religion, and Jewish studies to offer a fresh view of the early modern kabbalists and their social and psychological contexts.

Through close readings of numerous texts-some translated here for the first time-Garb draws a more complete picture of the kabbalists than previous depictions, revealing them to be as concerned with deeper states of consciousness as they were with study and ritual. Garb discovers that they developed physical and mental methods to induce trance states, visions of heavenly mountains, and transformations into animals or bodies of light. To gain a deeper understanding of the kabbalists' shamanic practices, Garb compares their experiences with those of mystics from other traditions as well as with those recorded by psychologists such as Milton Erickson and Carl Jung. Finally, Garb examines the kabbalists' relations with the wider Jewish community, uncovering the role of kabbalistic shamanism in the renewal of Jewish tradition as it contended with modernity.
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Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 23mm,  Width: 16mm,  Spine: 2mm
Weight:   539g
ISBN:   9780226282077
ISBN 10:   0226282074
Pages:   288
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jonathan Garb is a senior lecturer in the Department of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University and the author of, most recently, The Chosen Will Become Herds: Studies in Twentieth-Century Kabbalah.

Reviews for Shamanic Trance in Modern Kabbalah

Garb draws on strong textual analysis to advance his thesis that Jewish mystical ideation is shot through with techniques and imagery that fit the definition of shamanic trance. Shamanic Trance in Modern Kabbalah represents a monumental step forward in the psychological analysis of mysticism, shamanism, and altered states. (William Parsons, Rice University)


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