“Jewish Mysticism” – Filip Holm | Let’s Talk Religion ▶️

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We continue our series on mysticism by exploring Judaism and its mystical tradition, including the famous Kabbalah but also going beyond it.

Let’s Talk Religion is a YouTube channel run by Filip Holm which aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective and to open up for informed discussions on the subject. You will find videos discussing the big religions of the world, historical reviews of important figures and works as well as documentaries about numerous related subjects.

Chapters:

  1. [0:00] Intro
  2. [1:38] What is Mysticism?
  3. [3:59] Mysticism in the Biblical Prophets
  4. [6:00] Apocalypticism and Early Jewish Philosophy
  5. [7:15] Merkavah & Hekhalot Mysticism (ESOTERICA)
  6. [18:11] The Sefer Yetzirah & Sefer Ha-Bahir
  7. [23:05] The Origins of Kabbalah
  8. [26:34] What is Kabbalah?
  9. [28:19] Abulafia & Prophetic/Ecstatic Kabbalah
  10. [32:06] Early Kabbalistic Circles & The Zohar
  11. [35:47] Theosophical Kabbalah
  12. [43:59] Safed, Moshe Cordovero & Imitatio Dei
  13. [47:13] Isaac Luria & Lurianic Kabbalah
  14. [50:40] Multiple kinds of Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism
  15. [53:14] Hasidism (Seekers of Unity)
  16. [1:02:37] Modern Developments
  17. [1:04:07] Unio mystica
  18. [1:07:54] Jewish Mysticism today & Conclusions

Sources/Recomended Reading:

Dan, Joseph (1986). “The Early Kabbalah”. Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Paulist Press.

Fine, Lawrence (2003). “Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship”. Stanford University Press.

Idel, Moshe (1987). “The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia”. State University of New York Press.

Idel, Moshe (1988). “Studies in Ecstatic Kabbalah”. State University of New York Press.

Idel, Moshe (1990). “Kabbalah: New Perspectives”. Yale University Press.

Idel, Moshe (1995). “Hasidism: Between Ecstacy and Magic”. SUNY Press.

Kaplan, Aryeh (translated by) (1990). “The Bahir: Illumination”. Red Wheel/Weiser; Revised ed. edition.

Kraemer, Joel L. (2010). “Maimonides: The Life and World of one of Civilization’s Greatest Minds”. Doubleday & Co Inc.

Krassen, Mosheh Aaron. “Introduction: Rabbi Israel Ba’al Shem Tov: Prophet of a New Paradigm.” In Israel ben Eliezer. Pillar of Prayer. Translated by Menachem Kallus. Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2010.

Lobel, Diana (2021). “Moses and Abraham Maimonides: Encountering the Divine”. Academic Studies Press.

Miller, Moshe (translated by) (1994). “The Palm Tree of Devorah”. Targum.

Russ-Fishbane, Elisha (2015). “Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt: A study of Abraham Maimonides and his times”. Oxford University Press

Scholem, Gershom (1995). “Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism”. Schocken Books; Revised edition.

Scholem, Gershom (1996). “On the Kabbalah and its Symbolism”. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group; Revised ed. edition.

Wolfson, Elliot R. (1997). “Jewish mysticism: A Philosophical Overview,” in History of Jewish Philosophy, Daniel Frank, Oliver Leaman (eds.).

Wolfson, Eliot R. (2011). “Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia and the Prophetic Kabbalah”. In Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (ed. Frederick E. Greenspahn). New York University Press.

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