The Kabbalistic Tradition

Oct 6, 2024 9:21 PM

Author:Alan Unterman,Alan Unterman

‘The Torah is both hidden and revealed … there is a secret meaning to the holy Torah that is not written down explicitly or explained in it’

This selection offers a comprehensive survey of the 'Kabbalah', the body of writings in the Jewish mystical tradition. It features texts from a variety of literary forms, from the earliest biblical sources through to the early twentieth century, with a section on 'practical kabbalistic knowledge and procedure' to appeal to the modern market.

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Cheeky [and] irreverent

—— Scotland on Sunday

An erudite, entertaining, informative and sometimes spectacularly rude rant

—— New Scientist

Learned, intelligent, outrageous, fruitful and funny

—— Tribune

He is a sensitive writer, capable of great subtlety

—— Guardian

Deepak Chopra continues to lead us even deeper into the mysteries and joys of true spirituality

—— James Redfield, author of The Celestine Prophecy

Roy Strong's enthusiasm for his subject is almost tactile as he [praises the loveliness of the old buildings, explains the places they occupied in the community and describes the changing experience of parishioners through the ages

—— Glasgow Herald

Roy Strong has written an indispensable book

—— Sunday Telegraph

Ideal further reading

—— Economist

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