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The Chosen Will Become Herds: Studies in Twentieth-Century Kabbalah
Author(s): Jonathan Garb (Author)
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publication Date: 28 Aug. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 0300123949
- ISBN-13: 9780300123944
Book Description
The popularity of Kabbalah, a Jewish mystical movement at least 900 years old, has grown astonishingly within the context of the vast and ever-expanding social movement commonly referred to as the New Age. This book is the first to provide a broad overview of the major trends in contemporary Kabbalah together with in-depth discussions of major figures and schools. A noted expert on Kabbalah, Jonathan Garb places the ‘Kabbalistic Renaissance’ within the global context of the rise of other forms of spirituality, including Sufism and Tibetan Buddhism. He shows how Kabbalah has been transformed by the events of the Holocaust and, following the establishment of Israel, by aliyah, or settlement. ‘The Chosen Will Become Herds’ is an original piece of scholarship and, in its own right, a new chapter in the history of Kabbalah.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘The best book I’ve read on modern Jewish mysticism. Jonathan Garb gives us an insightful overview of contemporary Kabbalah and Hasidism, including the impact of Zionism, postmodernism, New Age, and the internet.’ – David R. Loy, author of ‘Nonduality: A Study in Comparative Philosophy’. –David R. Loy
About the Author
Jonathan Garb, a leading authority on modern Kabbalah, is a senior lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
