Safed Spirituality: Rules Of Mystical Piety, The Beginning Of Wisdom -

Paulist Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Paulist Press, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xvi, 205pp. Rubbing, toning, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Bumps to corners of boards. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint foxing to endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: "The renaissance of Jewish mystical life which took place in the Galilean city of Safed in the sixteenth century is one of the most significant and remarkable chapters in the history of Judaism. The ideas which developed there, the rich literature which was produced, the stunning array of teachers which it nurtured, established Safed as one of the great centers of Jewish creativity." So writes Professor Lawrence Fine in the foreword of this volume. Collected here are the Hanhagot of Moses Cordovero, Abraham Galante, Abraham be Eliezer ha-Levi Berukhim, Joseph Karo, and Isaac Luria, plus the mystical-ethical treatise, Reshit Hokhmah (The Beginning of Wisdom) by Elijah de… Read More

New York: Paulist Press, 1984. (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good+. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4. 4K. Paper-covered boards. A nice copy with tight binding, strong hinges and square spine. Church rubber stamp on front flyleaf. No marks to text. A little rubbing wear at top corners, else little signs of use.

Paulist Press, 1984. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Handsome copy

New York, Paulist Press, [, 1984. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket). ]. 205p. (The Classics of Western Spirituality).

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.