Jewish mysticism refers to the esoteric-speculative ideas within Jewish tradition. Jewish mystical literature is divided into three major phases, the transitions between which are fluid: the pre-Kabbalistic literature from late antiquity to the Middle Ages, Kabbalistic literature from the Middle Ages to the early modern age, and the Hasidic literature of the modern…
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Morlok, Elke, “Mysticism”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 29 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0571>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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