{"product_id":"secrecy-and-esoteric-writing-in-kabbalistic-literature-hardback-9781512822748","title":"Secrecy and Esoteric Writing in Kabbalistic Literature (Hardback) 9781512822748","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSecrecy and Esoteric Writing in Kabbalistic Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan V. Dauber (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781512822748\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 August 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 3 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecrecy and Esoteric Writing in Kabbalistic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e examines the strategies of esoteric writing that Kabbalists have used to conceal secrets in their writings, such that casual readers will only understand the surface meaning of their texts while those with greater insight will grasp the internal meaning. In addition to a broad description of esoteric writing throughout the long literary history of Kabbalah, this work analyzes kabbalistic secrecy in light of contemporary theories of secrecy. It also presents case studies of esoteric writing in the work of four of the first kabbalistic authors—Abraham ben David, Isaac the Blind, Ezra ben Solomon, and Asher ben David—and thereby helps recast our understanding of the earliest stages of kabbalistic literary history.\u003cbr\u003e The book will interest scholars in Jewish mysticism and Jewish philosophy, as well as those working in medieval Jewish history. Throughout, Jonathan V. Dauber has endeavored to write an accessible work that does not require extensive prior knowledge of kabbalistic thought. Accordingly, it finds points of contact between scholars of various religious traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Note on Translations of Biblical Verses  \u003cbr\u003e Introduction. The Writing of Secrets   \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Secrets and Secretism\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. A Typology of Esoteric Writing in Kabbalistic Literature   \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Abraham ben David as an Esoteric Writer\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Isaac the Blind's Literary Legacy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona as an Esoteric Writer\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Esotericism and Divine Unity in R. Asher ben David\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52610729902360,"sku":"9781512822748","price":48.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/secrecy-and-esoteric-writing-in-kabbalistic-literature-hardback-9781512822748","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}