Studies in Ecstatic Kabbalah

This book presents important topics regarding the *more mystical trend of Kabbalah- the **ecstatic Kabbalah***. It includes the mystical union, the *world of imagination, and concentration as a spiritual technique*. The emphasis in the text is on the **interaction** between the "original" Spanish stage of **Kabbalah** and **Muslim mysticism** in the East, mainly in the **Galilee**. The influence of the **Kabbalistic-Sufic synthesis** on the later developments of **Jewish mysticism** is traced, thereby providing a more precise understanding of the history of Kabbalah as an interplay between the theosophical and **ecstatic mystical experiences**. Abraham Abulafia and unio mystica Was Abraham Abulafia influenced by the Cathars? Abraham Abulafia on the Jewish messiah and Jesus The influence of Sefer 'Or HaSekhel on R. Moses Narboni and R. Abraham Shalom Mundus imaginalis and Likkutei HaRan Ecstatic Kabbalah and the Land of Israel Hitbodedut as concentration in ecstatic Kabbalah.