Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Kabbalah in America; Ancient Lore in the New World
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2020) 235-253
Schlagwort(e):
Weiner, Herbert
;
Reform Judaism
;
Cabala
Kurzfassung:
Early generations of Reform thinkers have been portrayed as divided by many religious and theological issues, but virtually all of them were united in their commitment to a rejection of mysticism in all forms, including and perhaps in particular a rejection of Kabbalah. The trend towards pluralistic approaches to Reform spirituality accelerated in the 1960’s, and it was in this context that the popular book 9½ Mystics: The Kabbala Today was published. Reform Rabbi Herbert Weiner’s book was seen as a revolutionary work, exploring previously taboo subjects and legitimizing what had previously been regarded by nearly all within the movement as prohibited. This paper examines and analyzes the contents of the book in this cultural context.
DOI:
10.1163/9789004428140_015
URL:
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