Qabbalah: The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Yehudah Ibn Gebirol, or Avicebron. Translated from the Chinese
by Myer, Isaac
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London: Stuart and Watkins, 1970. First (UK) Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. First (UK) Edition. Hardcover. Remainder of title: And their connection with the Hebrew Qabbalah and Sepher ha-Zohar, with remarks upon the antiquity and content of the latter, and translations of selected passages from the same. Also An Ancient Lodge of Initiates. Translated from the Zohar, and an abstract of an Essay upon the Chinese Qabbalah, contained in the book called the Yih King; a translation of part of the Mystic theology of Dionysios, the Areopagite; and an account of the construction of the ancient Akkadian and Chaldean Universe, etc...
"In 1888, Isaac Myer published Qabbalah - The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol. It was the first comprehensive book on Kabbalah printed in the United States, and the most learned and up to date book on Kabbalah in English at the time. Myer believed that the study of Kabbalah and its ancient origins will revive Christian mysticism, and will enable the formation of a new theology, that will reunite all divided religions." --NYPLweb. Lightly chipped dj, some foxing and shelfwear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. xxiv, 499pp. illus. (frontis, 39 b/w, 11 diagrams). Black and red lettering. Cloth. In mylar.
"In 1888, Isaac Myer published Qabbalah - The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol. It was the first comprehensive book on Kabbalah printed in the United States, and the most learned and up to date book on Kabbalah in English at the time. Myer believed that the study of Kabbalah and its ancient origins will revive Christian mysticism, and will enable the formation of a new theology, that will reunite all divided religions." --NYPLweb. Lightly chipped dj, some foxing and shelfwear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. xxiv, 499pp. illus. (frontis, 39 b/w, 11 diagrams). Black and red lettering. Cloth. In mylar.
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- Title
- Qabbalah: The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Yehudah Ibn Gebirol, or Avicebron. Translated from the Chinese
- Author
- Myer, Isaac
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket
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- First (UK) Edition
- Publisher
- Stuart and Watkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Occult
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