Subject: Judaism Reading List: Kabbalah and Mysticism (Pt. III)
Date: 14 Jun 1995 18:07:09 GMT

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              Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
..Part III: Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism
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                                There is nothing more uniquely
                                characteristic of the style of Jewish
                                religious life than the great love Jews have
                                for holy books. [Sie73]

This list provides a collection of sources on mysticism and spirituality in
Judaism. It contains material from multiple movements: ranging from
non-traditional approaches to very traditional approaches. As with any part of
the reading list, you would be best to consult your local Rabbi to best
determine the books appropriate for you. Note that for some of these areas, in
particular Kaballah, there has traditionally been great caution. This is deep
material here, folks. Make sure you have your water wings :-). Note that no
book can substitute for a formal course of instruction guided by one's Rabbi.

This list is organized as a digest; it may be successfully undigestified by
programs such as "gnus".

Information on where the reading lists are archived, and how all pieces of the
FAQ and Reading Lists may be obtained by anonymous FTP or other means may be
found at the end of this posting.

Reproduction of this posting for commercial use is subject to restriction. See
Part 1 (general) for more details.

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Subject: III.1. Academic Treatments of Kaballah

[Dan86] Dan, Joseph. _Jewish Mysticism and Jewish Ethics_. University of
        Washington Press, Seattle WA. 1986. <JPS>

[Fin95] Fine, Lawrence. _Essential Papers on Kabbalah_. NYU Press. 1995.
        [according to the JTS catalog]

[Ide88] Idel, Moshe. _Kabbalah: New Perspectives_. New Haven CT: Yale
        University Press. 1988.

[Low90] Lowenthal, Naftali. _Communicating the Infinite_. University of
        Chicago, Chicago IL. 1990.

[Mat93] Matt, Daniel Chanan. _Zohar, The Book of Enlightenment_. New York NY:
        Paulist Press. 1983.

[Sch60] Scholem, Gershom. _Jewish Gnosticism, Merkvah Mysticism and Talmudic
        Tradition_. Ktav, New York. 1960. 2nd Ed. Block, New York. 1965.

[Sch41] Scholem, Gershom. _Major trends in Jewish Mysticism_. Schocken, New
        York. 1941.

[Sch49] Scholem, Gershom G. _Zohar: The Book of Splendor-Basic Readings from
        the Kabbalah_. Schocken, New York. 1949.

[Sch65] Scholem, Gershom G. _On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism_. Schocken,
        New York.  1965.

[Sch73] Scholem, Gershom G. _Sabbatai Sevi_. 2 vols. Princeton Univ. Press,
        Princeton NJ. 1973.

[Sha82] Sharot, Stephen. _Messianism, Mysticism & Magic: a Sociological
        Analysis of Jewish Religious Movements_. Univ of North Carolina Press.
        1982.

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Subject: III.2. Religious Treatments of Kaballah

[Ban78] Band, Arnold. _The Tales: Nahman of Bratslav_. New York NY: Paulist
        Press. 1978. [Although Paulist Press is a Christian publishing house,
        Dr. Band is a long-time professor of Jewish Studies at UCLA] 

[Bok78] Bokser, Ben Zion (ed.) _Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lights of Penitence,
        The Moral Principles, Lights of Holiness, Essays, Letters, And
        Poems_. New York NY: Paulist Press. 1978.

[Kap78] Kaplan, Aryeh, "Meditation and the Bible," Samuel Weiser Inc., York
        Beach, Maine, 1978, ISBN 0-87728-617-5

[Kap79] Kaplan, Aryeh (trans.) _The Bahir: An Ancient Kabbalistic Text
        Attributed to Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana, First Century, C.E._ New
        York: S. Weiser, 1979.

[Kap82] Kaplan, Aryeh. _Meditation and Kabbalah_. Samuel Weiser Inc., York
        Beach, Maine, 1982, ISBN 0-87728-616-7

[Kap85] Kaplan, Aryeh. _Jewish Meditation_. Schocken Books Inc., New York,
        1985, ISBN 0-8052-4006-3 (hardcover), ISBN 0-8052-0781-3 (paperback)

[Kap90] Kaplan, Aryeh. _Innerspace, Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation, and
        Prophecy_. Maznaim Publishing Corp., 4304 12th Avenue, Brooklyn, New
        York 11219, 718-438-7680, New York/Jerusalem, 1990.

[Kap90b] Kaplan, Aryeh (trans.). _Sefer Ye-zirah (The book of Creation): In
        Theory and Practice_. York Beach, ME: S. Weiser, 1990.

[Keh89] Kehot. _A Jewish Mysticism Primer_ Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1989. [A
        collection of essays from an international conference]

[Sho90] Shochet, J. I. _The Mystical Dimension_. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1990.  [3
        volumes: _The Mystical Tradition_ (explains basics of Jewish
        mysticism), _Deep Calling unto Deep_ (mytical examination of prayer
        and repentence), _Chassidic Dimensions_ (Lubavitch Chassidism
        application of mysticism).]

[Spe33] Sperling Harry, and Simon, Maruice, trans. _The Zohar_. Soncino,
        London. 1933 [Difficult to read without Hebrew text]

[Wei69] Weiner, Herbert.  _9 1/2 Mystics, The Kabbala Today_. Holt Rinehard
        and Winston, New York. 1969.

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Subject: III.3. Spirituality

[Hof85] _The Heavenly Ladder, The Jewish Guide To Inner Growth_.  Harper and
        Row Publishers, San Francisco, 1985. [A practical guide to Jewish
        self-transformation, for beginners.  Includes a brief historical
        section that discusses the transformational process in Jewish history,
        a section on theoretical and philosophical constructs, and one that
        includes a series of exercises and guided meditations, in the Jewish,
        mystical tradition.]

[Kus77] Kushner, Lawrence. _Honey From The Rock: Visions Of Jewish Mystical
        Renewal_. San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1977.

[Kus81] Kushner, Lawrence. _The River Of Light: Spirituality, Judaism, And The
        Evolution Of Consciousness_. San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1981.

[Kus87] Kushner, Lawrence. _The Book Of Miracles: A Young Person's Guide To
        Jewish Spiritual Awareness:  For Parents To Read To Their Children,
        For Children To Read To Their Parents_. New York, N.Y. : UAHC Press,
        c1987.

[Kus91] Kushner, Lawrence. _God Was In This Place And I, I Did Not Know:
        Finding Self, Spirituality And Ultimate Meaning_. Woodstock, Vt. :
        Jewish Lights Pub., c1991.

[Kus93] Kushner, Lawrence. _Book Of Words: Doing & Hearing Jewish Spirituality
        Again_. Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights, 1993.

There is some objection to the following book, as it uses a non-Jewish
approach to address Jewish spirituality:

[Bla91] Blank, William. _Torah, Tarot & Tantra: a Guide to Jewish Spiritual
        Growth_. Sigo Press, 1991.

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Subject: III.4. The Messiah

[Bot93] Boteach, Shmuel. _The Wolf Shall Lie Down With the Lamb_. Jacob
        Aronson Press, 1993. [An examination of the issues and concepts of
        Moshiach, as presented in the Talmud, Maimonides and other classic
        sources, including the public discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.]

[Gre??] Greenstone, Julius Hillel. _The Messiah Idea in Jewish
        History_. Greenwood Press Reprint. (Philadelphia 1906) 347 pages.  LC
        70-9728. ISBN 0-8371-2606-1. GRMI $52.50 Greenwood Press Reprint

[Pat79] Patai, Raphael; The Messiah Texts; Wayne State University Press,
        Detroit; 1979.

[Ros82] Rosner, Fred, trans.; Maimonides, Moses. _Treatise on Resurrection_.
        Ktav, New York. 1982.

[Sap??] Saperstein, Marc. (ed.). Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and
        Personalities in Jewish History. NYU Press.

[SchM91b] Schneersohn, Menachem M. _I Await His Coming Every Day_. Sichos In
        English, Brooklyn NY. 1991. [Collection of public addresses]

[Sho91] Shochet, J.I., _MASHIACH_, Sichos in English, Brooklyn, NY. 1991
        [This is an analysis of sources]

[Sil59] Silver, Abba Hillel; A History of Messianic Speculation in Israel;
        Beacon Press, Boston; 1927, 1959.

[Sto91] Stone, Abraham. _Highlights of Moshiach_, Sichos In English,
        Brooklyn NY. 1991. [A collection of Midrashic and Talmudic sources]

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Subject: III.5. Chassidic Approaches To Spirituality

Note: These are not all descriptions of these approaches from the point of
view of Chassidism. Some are from the point of view of scholars looking at
Chassidsim. The Chassidic point of view is best found in the Chassidism
portion of the reading list.

[Bub58] Buber, Martin. _Hasidism and Modern Man_. Horizon, New York. 1958.

[Bub60] Buber, Martin. _Origin and Meaning of Hasidism_. Horizon, New York.
.1960.

[Bub61] Buber, Martin. _Tales of the Hasidim_. 2 Vols. Schocken, New York.
.1961. (Vol 1: The Early Masters; Vol 2: The Later Masters)

[Hun91] Hundert, Gershon D. (ed.). _Essential Papers on Hasidism: Origins to
        Present_. New York : New York University Press, c1991.

[Jac66] Jacobs, Louis. _The Seeker of Unity: The Life and Works of Aaron of
        Starosselje_. Basic Books, New York. 1966.

[Kan90] Kantor, Mattis. _Chassidic Insights: A Guide for the Entangled_.
        Naran Chai Publications, Suite 272 119 Rockland Center,
        Nahuet NY, 10954. 1990.

[Kap84] Kaplan, Aryeh. _Chassidic Masters_. Moznaim, NY. 1984. [Short
        biographies and excerpts from works of leading Chassidic rebbes of the
        1st and 2nd generation]

[Kap81] Kaplan, Aryeh. _The Light Beyond: Adventures in Hassidic Thought_.
        Moznaim, NY. 1981. [Collection of Chassidic sayings]

[Min70] Mintz, Jerome R. and Ben Amos, Dan. _In Praise of the Baal Shem
        Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht): The Earlies Collections of Legends about the
        Founder of Hasidism_. Indiana University, Bloomington IN. 1970.

[SchJ61] Schneersohn, Joseph I. _Some Aspects of Chabad Chassidim_. Machne
        Israel, 770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY. 1961.

[Ver92] Ver theim, Aaron. _Law and Custom in Hasidism_. K'tav, Hoboken NJ. ISBN
        0-88125-401-0. 1992. [Trans. by S. Himelstein]

[Zev80] Zevin, A. _Treasury of Chassidic Tales_. Mesorah. 1980. [Complete on
        the Torah and holidays]

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Subject: Archival and Credits

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  All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists are archived on
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Credits: This list is based on an original list developed by Rob Levine, which
  was last posted to the net in February of 1991.  Rob's list was culled from
  s.c.j.  postings as well as the bibliographies of some of the books on this
  list. This original list has been augmented based on bibliographic research
  done by D.  Faigin at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, as well as
  contributions from readers of s.c.j, mail.jewish, and mail.liberal-judaism.
  It is also based on suggestions found in the excellent _Jewish Catalog_
  series, which would serve anyone well as a sourcebook on Judaism.
  Contributions to the list have also been made by: A. Engler Anderson, David
  Kaufmann, David A Guberman, Rabbi Mark Glickman, Len Moskowitz, Kay Tavill,
  and Yechezkal Gutfreund.  As usual, suggestions for additions or deletions
  are welcome, as are *brief* annotations for any entry.

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