Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/NVbW0R As Light Before Dawn The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist By: Eitan P. Fishbane Publisher: Stanford University Press Print ISBN: 9780804759137, 0804759138 eText ISBN: 9780804774871, 0804774870 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2009 Format: EPUB Available from $ 50.00 USD SKU 9780804774871 As Light Before Dawn explores the mystical thought of Isaac ben Samuel of Akko, a major medieval kabbalist whose work has until now received relatively little attention. Through consideration of an extensive literary corpus, including much that still remains in manuscript, this study examines an array of themes and questions that have great applicability to the comparative study of mysticism and the broader study of religion. These include prayer and the nature of mystical experience; meditative concentration directed to God; and the power of mental intention, authority, creativity, and the transmission of wisdom.
