J Abelson: 6 books

GENERAL and special studies on Christian mysticism are numerous enough; but it is somewhat remarkable that, in their introductory pages, authors, who have much to say of Plotinus and Neoplatonism, have nothing or very little on the still more cognate subject of Jewish mysticism. This is not, however,...

The mystic differs from the ordinary religionist in that whereas the latter knows God through an objective revelation whether in nature or as embodied in the Bible (which is really only second-hand knowledge, mediate, external, the record of other people's visions and experiences), the mystic knows...

Abelsons Jewish Mysticism is wonderful introduction to the Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. Abelson also discusses how other religions such as Christianity and Gnosticism have affected Jewish mysticism. This edition is illustrated and contains a table of contents for easier navigation.

The mystic differs from the ordinary religionist in that whereas the latter knows God through an objective revelation whether in nature or as embodied in the Bible (which is really only second-hand knowledge, mediate, external, the record of other people's visions and experiences), the mystic knows...

Il lettore ordinario può trovare molto strano il tentativo di scrivere un libro sul misticismo ebraico. Sembra essere opinione prevalente fra i teologi e fra le comuni persone colte quella che Giudaismo e misticismo si trovino ai poli opposti del pensiero religioso, cosicché la frase “misticismo...

Small GTPases play a key role in many aspects of contemporary cell biology: control of cell growth and differentiation; regulation of cell adhesion and cell movement; the organization of the actin cytoskeleton; and the regulation of intracellular vesicular transport. This volume and its companions...