Mystik. Die Sehnsucht nach dem Absoluten

Translated title	Mysticism. Yearning for the Absolute
Editor	Albert Lutz.
Imprint	Zurich, Switzerland, 2011. 327 pp., illustrations: 135 col., 26.5 × 20 cm. German.
ISBN	9783858813350
Location	Museum Rietberg (23 September 2011–15 January 2012)
Description	The phenomenon and leading figures of mysticism in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism. Jewish mysticism discussed in four essays concentrating on: Kabbala in general (Michel Bollag), and the specific figures of Abraham Abulafia (Andreas B. Kilcher), Moses Cordova (Michel Bollag), and the Ba’al Shem Tov (Raphael Pifko). Most of the Jewish exhibits came from the Gross Family Collection (see pp. 317–318, cat. nos. 36–51). General listing. 151 items.
main keywords	AMULETS KABBALAH
minor keywords	Astronomy/Astrology Ba’al Shem Tov Hamsas Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th C Ilan ha-gadol Micrography Printed books Shiviti plaques, parchment/leather
Related ephemera	Postcards of exhibited objects.

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