On the mystical shape of the godhead : basic concepts in the Kabbalah

Translation of: Von der mystischen Gestalt der Gottheit.. 'Translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel.'. 'Edited and revised, according to the 1976 Hebrew edition, with the author's emendations, by Jonathan Chipman.'. 'Foreword by Joseph Dan.'

Forward by Joseph Dan. 1 Shi u Komah -- the mystical shape of the godhead. 2 Sitra Ahra -- good and evil in the Kabbalah. 3 Tsaddik -- the righteous one. 4 Shekhinah -- the feminine element in divinity. 5 Gilgul -- the transmigration of souls. 6 Tselem -- the concept of the astral body

'...explains the basic concepts of the Kabbalah: the mystical "form of the imageless God"; good and evil; the Tsaddik or righteous soul; the Shekhinah, the feminine aspect of God; gilgul, the transmigration of souls; and tselem, the concept of the astral body.'

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