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Moshe idel hebrew university of jerusalem academia. In this paper, kabbalah, for the most part, refers to jewish doctrine. Sonship and jewish mysticism, continuum, london, new york, 2007, pp. Absorbing perfections kabbalah and interpretation download. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The standard edition of the complete psychological works of sigmund freud 9780393008746 by sigmund freud, james strachey, alix strachey.
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