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Music in Jewish Mysticism

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In this episode, we explore the history of music in Jewish mysticism, from the ancient prophets to the Hasidim of today.



Sources/Suggested Reading:

  • 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 (1988). "Kabbalah: New Perspectives". Yale University Press.
  • Idel, Moshe (1997). "Conceptualizations of Music in Jewish Mysticism". In "Enchanting Powers: Music in the World's Religions" (ed. Lawrence E. Sullivan). Harvard University Press.
  • Idel, Moshe (2002). "Music in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah in Northern Africa". In "Yuval: Studies of the Jewish Music Research Centre", Vol. 2. The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem.
  • Kraemer, Joel L. (2010). "Maimonides: The Life and World of one of Civilization's Greatest Minds". Doubleday & Co Inc.
  • 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.


Internet Sources:

  • http://www.nigun.info/chassidic.html


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