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

by Lawrence Fine

Book Overview

This is a study of Isaac Luria (1534-72), one of the most remarkable and influential figures of late-medieval and early-modern Jewish mysticism. It looks primarily at Luria as a real historical figure, in the context of his relationship with his circle of disciples in the Galilean city of Safed, the great center of kabbalistic thought and teaching.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804748268
• ISBN13: 9780804748261
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 9.2"