Ethical Tales from the Kabbalah: Stories from the Kabbalistic Ethical Writings

by Aryeh Wineman and Rabbi Aryeh Wineman

Fifty-four charming and evocative tales, especially translated from Hebrew for this volume, recapture a rich yet virtually forgotten chapter in the history of Jewish narrative. They form the important transistional link between the esoteric mystical teachings of the sixteen-century kabbalists and the populists tales of the eighteenth-century Eastern European Hasidim. The author's running commentary further enhances the reader's appreciation of this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827606818
• ISBN13: 9780827606814
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Informative reading for students and scholars of Kabbalah.

Ethical Tales From The Kabbalah gathers over fifty stories, most dating from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, which reveal the basic legends and ethical tales of the Kabbalah. Students Of The Kabbalah receive a fine survey combining history and spiritual and ethical insights, here.