false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173155346m/252457.jpg 252457 1 In this book, the world&#8217;s foremost scholar of Kabbalah explores the understanding of erotic love in Jewish mystical thought. Encompassing Jewish mystical literatures from those of late antiquity to works of Polish Hasidism, Moshe Idel highlights the diversity of Kabbalistic views on eros and distinguishes between the major forms of eroticism.<br><br>The author traces the main developments of a religious formula that reflects the union between a masculine divine attribute and a feminine divine attribute, and he asks why such an &#8220;erotic formula&#8221; was incorporated into the Jewish prayer book. Idel shows how Kabbalistic literature was influenced not only by rabbinic literature but also by Greek thought that helped introduce a wider understanding of eros. Addressing topics ranging from cosmic eros and androgyneity to the affinity between C. J. Jung and Kabbalah to feminist thought, Idel&#8217;s deeply learned study will be of consuming interest to scholars of religion, Judaism, and feminism.<br><br></div> 244639 22 8 2005 Kabbalah and Eros total:1|4:1| 1 4 2 0 252457 030010832X 9780300108323 1 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173155346m/252457.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252457.Kabbalah_and_Eros 0 0 false Thu Aug 14 07:43:07 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 07:43:07 -0700 2008 252457 030010832X 9780300108323 1 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173155346m/252457.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252457.Kabbalah_and_Eros 4 0 false Mon Nov 19 12:24:49 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 12:24:49 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=252457