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PublisherStanford University Press

ISBN-100804797749

ISBN-139780804797740

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Number of Pages800 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameZohar : Pritzker Edition, Volume Twelve

Publication Year2017

SubjectJudaism / Rituals & Practice, Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoel Hecker

Subject AreaReligion

SeriesThe Zohar: Pritzker Edition Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height2.1 in

Item Weight57.6 Oz

Item Length10.4 in

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LCCN2003-014884

ReviewsFor this reader, a single word will suffice to describe this one volume of an already highly recommended set: Wow!, "For this reader, a single word will suffice to describe this one volume of an already highly recommended set: Wow!"--David B. Levy, Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter

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IllustratedYes

Volume NumberVol. 12

SynopsisSefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in Spain over seven hundred years ago. Written in a lyrical Aramaic, the Zohar , the masterpiece of Kabbalah, features mystical interpretation of the Torah, from Genesis to Deuteronomy.The twelfth volume of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition presents an assortment of discrete Zoharic compositions. The first two chapters contain different versions of the Zoharic Heikhalot , descriptions of the heavenly halls or palaces that the soul of the kabbalist traverses during prayer. Piqqudin , or Commandments, is a kabbalistic treatment of the mystical reasons for the commandments. Raza de-Razin (Mystery of Mysteries) is a diagnostic manual for the ancient and medieval science of physiognomy, determining people's character based on physical appearance. Sitrei Otiyyot (Secrets of the Letters) is a mystical essay that maps out the emergence of divine and mundane reality from the tetragrammaton, YHVH . Qav ha-Middah (Line of Measure) is another mystical essay that describes the divine instrument used by God to gauge the mystical overflow to the ten sefirot . The commentary on Merkevet Yehezqel (Ezekiel's Chariot) interprets the details of the prophet Ezekiel's chariot-vision. Beginning with the description of the four creatures, the Zohar demonstrates how Divinity and the cosmos comprise a series of quaternities that pervade all Being.The last main chapter includes Zoharic commentary to various portions of the Torah. The volume closes with a short appendix of passages that printers have labeled Tosefta despite their not fitting into that genre--a suitable end to the Zohar whose parameters and composition will remain ever mysterious., Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in Spain over seven hundred years ago. Written in a lyrical Aramaic, the Zohar , the masterpiece of Kabbalah, features mystical interpretation of the Torah, from Genesis to Deuteronomy. The twelfth volume of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition presents an assortment of discrete Zoharic compositions. The first two chapters contain different versions of the Zoharic Heikhalot , descriptions of the heavenly halls or palaces that the soul of the kabbalist traverses during prayer. Piqqudin , or Commandments, is a kabbalistic treatment of the mystical reasons for the commandments. Raza de-Razin (Mystery of Mysteries) is a diagnostic manual for the ancient and medieval science of physiognomy, determining people's character based on physical appearance. Sitrei Otiyyot (Secrets of the Letters) is a mystical essay that maps out the emergence of divine and mundane reality from the tetragrammaton, YHVH . Qav ha-Middah (Line of Measure) is another mystical essay that describes the divine instrument used by God to gauge the mystical overflow to the ten sefirot . The commentary on Merkevet Yehezqel (Ezekiel's Chariot) interprets the details of the prophet Ezekiel's chariot-vision. Beginning with the description of the four creatures, the Zohar demonstrates how Divinity and the cosmos comprise a series of quaternities that pervade all Being. The last main chapter includes Zoharic commentary to various portions of the Torah. The volume closes with a short appendix of passages that printers have labeled Tosefta despite their not fitting into that genre--a suitable end to the Zohar whose parameters and composition will remain ever mysterious.

LC Classification NumberBM525.A52