Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Transliterations xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Preface xv
7. 1 Tiqqunei ha-Zohar and Ra'aya Meheimna in Context 1
8. 2 The Hermeneutics of Theosophical Kabbalah: The Symbolization of Sacred Text 7
9. 3 The Maskilim: Mystical Vocation in the Tiqqunim 21
10. 4 The Myth of Chaos 33
11. 5 Halakhah and Kabbalah 59
12. 6 The Theurgic Dimension of the Commandmen 81
13. 7 Agencies of Unification: The Sabbath and Prayer 107
14. Conclusions 123
15. Notes 129
16. Bibliography 165
17. Index 175