Kabbalistic Revolution: Reimagining Judaism in Medieval Spain

by Hartley Lachter

The set of Jewish mystical teachings known as Kabbalah are often imagined as timeless texts, teachings that have been passed down through the millennia. Yet, as this groundbreaking new study shows, Kabbalah flourished in a specific time and place, emerging in response to the social prejudices that Jews faced.

Hartley Lachter, a scholar of religion studies, transports us to medieval Spain, a place where anti-Semitic propaganda was on the rise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813568757
• ISBN13: 9780813568751
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary