Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Kabbalah. Om judisk mysticism
(142 words)

Translated titleKabbalah. Jewish Mysticism
Editors

Erika Aronowitsch, Yvonne Jacobsson, Lisa Marie Mannfolk.

Curator

Erika Aronowitsch.

Collection

Gross Family Collection.

Imprint

Stockholm, Sweden, 2002. 107 pp., illustrations: 38 col., 3 b&w, 23 × 21 cm. Swedish and English.

Location

Judiska Museet i Stockholm (7 April–31 December 2002)

Description

Variety of Judaica objects that provide insight into the world of Kabbalah. Nine essays, including: “Lilith—the first demonized woman in history” (Suzannah Gottfarb), “The Amuletic Menorah—The Menorah and Psalm 67” (Esther Juhasz), “The Menorah in Kabbalah” (Moshe Idel), and “Art and the Kabbalah—Imagery Drawn from Creation” (Jo Milgram). Most exhibits on loan from the Gross Family Collection. 31 items.

main keywords

AMULETS
ANGELS/DEMONS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
JEWELRY
KABBALAH
LILITH
MENORAH AS SYMBOL

minor keywords

Haggadot
Hamsas
Ilan ha-gadol
Matzah covers/bags
Jewish Art, contemporary/modern
Pesach cups
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Shiviti plaques, paper

Related ephemera

Exhibition checklist with descriptive entries, 31 items, 17 pp., 29.7 × 21.2 cm. Swedish and English; Invitation to exhibition opening, folded card, 21 × 14.8 cm.

Cite this page
“Kabbalah. Om judisk mysticism”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 23 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1736>
First published online: 2019



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