Description: Further DetailsTitle: Rabbi Moshe Chaim LuzzattoCondition: NewEAN: 9781568212937ISBN: 9781568212937Publisher: Jason Aronson PublishersFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 02/01/1995Item Height: 142mmItem Length: 214mmItem Width: 24mmItem Weight: 390gAuthor: Yirmeyahu BindmanLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: His Life and WorksISBN-10: 1568212933Description: This volume chronicles the life of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, one of the greatest and most controversial of kabbalistic thinkers. Best known for his work Mesillat Yesharim—a treatise on the path man must follow to attain religious and ethical perfection—Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, also known as the Ramchal, was a kabbalist, Hebrew poet, accomplished linguist, and leader of a group of religious thinkers who were primarily interested in the problems of redemption and messianism. Born in Padua, Italy, in 1707, Luzzatto was regarded as a genius from childhood, thoroughly knowledgeable in Bible, Talmud, Midrash, halakhic literature, and classical languages and literature. He also possessed an extensive knowledge of contemporary Italian culture. In 1727, while immersed in kabbalistic speculations, Luzzatto claimed to have heard the voice of a maggid—a divine power inclined to reveal heavenly secrets to human beings. Henceforth, the revelations of the maggid served to comprise future kabbalistic writings, only a few of which survived and were published. When word of Luzzatto's teachings reached the leading rabbis of Italy, a vehement controversy followed and he was coerced into giving up his kabbalistic writings and refraining from teaching Kabbalah altogether. Eventually, Luzzatto was forced to leave Italy. He lived in Amsterdam for a number of years, writing on many subjects but never openly teaching Kabbalah. In 1743 Luzzatto moved to Eretz Yisrael and lived there until 1746, when he and his family fell victim to a plague in Acco.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 1995 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
Title: Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
EAN: 9781568212937
ISBN: 9781568212937
Release Date: 02/01/1995
Release Year: 1995
Subtitle: His Life and Works
ISBN-10: 1568212933
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto : His Life and Works
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1995
Topic: Rich & Famous, Cultural Heritage, Judaism / General, General, Jewish
Item Height: 0.9 in
Genre: Literary Criticism, Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Author: Yirmeyahu Bindman
Item Length: 5.6 in
Item Width: 8.4 in
Format: Hardcover
