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We
all hear about pop celebrities who practice the
Jewish mysticism known as Kabbalah. But what is this
centuries-old secret doctrine for pious Jewish men
with expertise in rabbinic texts? How did such an
esoteric teaching become widely available in English
in bookstores and on the Web, in classes open to the
public, and of interest to a diverse range of
Westerners?
Author Jody Myers, professor of religious
studies at the University of California at
Northridge, sheds light on Kabbalah in her new book,
Kabbalah and the Spiritual Quest. She
explains how older, traditional Jewish teachings
became popular and integrated with modern medicine,
psychotherapy, and science. She traces the growth of
the Kabbalah Centre movement from its beginnings in
Israel in the 1960s to its transformation into an
international religious movement that provides
spiritual wisdom for upwardly-mobile Westem
urbanites of all religious and ethnic backgrounds.
Her book will be made available for sale and signing
by Book Events and Authors Unlimited.
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online!
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info@cfiwest.org.
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