Name: Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Formation
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Author: Joseph, Akiba Ben ; Waite, Arthur Edward
ISBN: 9781773239156

portada Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Formation

Type

Physical Book

Author

Akiba Ben Joseph

Introduction by

Arthur Edward Waite

Publisher

Must Have Books

Language

Inglés

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm

Weight

0.13 kg.

ISBN13

9781773239156

Synopsis "Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Formation"

Sefer, Book of Formation, or Book of Creation is the title of the earliest extant book on Jewish esotericism, although some early commentators treated it as a treatise on mathematical and linguistic theory as opposed to Kabbalah. Yetzirah is more literally translated as "Formation"; the word Briah is used for "Creation". The book is traditionally ascribed to the patriarch Abraham, although others attribute its writing to Rabbi Akiva. Modern scholars have not reached consensus on the question of its origins. According to Rabbi Saadia Gaon, the objective of the book's author was to convey in writing from a Jewish perspective how the things of our universe came into existence. Translated from the Hebrew, with annotations by Knut Stenring. Includes the 32 paths of wisdom, their correspondence with the Hebrew alphabet and the Tarot symbols and with an introduction by Arthur Edward Waite.

Arthur Edward Waite

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Arthur Edward Waite (1867-1940) está considerado como uno de los mayores estudiosos y expertos en ocultismo y esoterismo de los últimos tiempos. Miembro de las distintas órdenes como la Masonería, la Rosacruz o la Golden Dawn, fue un profundo conocedor de los saberes ocultos, especialmente de la Cábala y de las tradiciones iniciáticas de Occidente. Escribió numerosas obras, aunque la mayor contribución por la cual fue reconocido universalmente es la de ser creador de la baraja de Tarot que lleva su nombre.

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