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There’s been a lot of talk about whether Maimonides was a mystic. Unfortunately, the discussion has been sorely confused by a lack of clarity about the basic terms of the discussion. It’s time to clear things up and get straight about the relationship between these misused and abused words: Kabbalah, Mysticism and Rationalism. Join us for the fourth installment of our series on “Maimonides and Mysticism.”
Full “Maimonides and Mysticism” Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_7jcKJs6iwXUKaVOvNJWr5DSLPTYV0j9
1 Biography: Who was Maimonides? The Genius who Reshaped Judaism: His Life, Works and Legacy: youtu.be/w4ZgHJxQQVo
2 Literature Review: Survey of Scholars on Rambam - The Many Maimonides, from 13th-21st Century: youtu.be/UbjX-ypvEys
3 Reception History: Maimonides and the Kabbalists: Rejection, Acceptance, Influence and Secret Conversions: youtu.be/8fpQPAMqATk
4 Clarifying Terms: Kabbalah, Mysticism and Rationalism: Maimonides the Rational Mystic? youtu.be/z-GpetIEpQw
5 A Guide to the Guide: Introducing the Greatest Book of Jewish Philosophy Ever Written: youtu.be/X7myP0Yo7Xk
6 The Forgery: The Theology of Aristotle and Maimonides Negative Theology: youtu.be/m8ZpFPp93U4
7 Cosmology and Prophecy: Maimonides on Cosmic Spheres, Flow, Active Intellect, Prophecy and Angelification: youtu.be/G3lG4u2xF28
8 How to Unite with the Mind of God: Maimonides’ Epistemology (theory of knowledge) and Providence: youtu.be/V4_TD3ff5Qc
9 Maimonides’ Perfect Death: Walkthru of Guide 3.51, Maimonides’ Parable of the Palace: youtu.be/QP4T057lRa8
10 Maimonides’ Path to God: 3.51’s primary themes, language and its relationship to mysticism and kabbalah: youtu.be/at5B7KcTObk
11 Light, Love and Silence: Maimonides’ Divine Illumination, Religious Langue and Negative Theology: youtu.be/p82LcUxtxjk
12 Maimonides, Agnostic or Mystic: Does Maimonides believe that one can reach God?: youtu.be/RHWfh7kWRxU
13 Maimonides’ Last Puzzle: The Riddle at the End of the Guide, Maimonides’ Turn to Ethics: youtu.be/g7eeJ5LZQQo
14 Maimonides and the Lost Secrets of Israel: Maimonides’ true goal of the Guide: youtu.be/iNmY5Ft5Z5g
Bonus:
15 Maimonides’ Hasidic Afterlife: Chabad and Rambam. Maimonides’ reception in the Chabad Hasidic movement: youtu.be/SSSqkPMrXz4
16 Maimonides’ Crisis of Faith: Discussion with David Fried out what is going on in Maimonides’ Guide: youtu.be/udW6B9wu47Q
00:00 Kabbalah vs Mysticism
08:40 Rationalism vs Mysticism
Sources and Further Reading:
Marc Saperstein, European Judaism Volume 41, Number 2, Autumn 2008: 161–172
David Fried, Mysticism and its Alternatives: Rethinking Maimonides, Lehrhaus, 2018
Menachem Kellner, Science In The Bet Midrash: Studies in Maimonides, 2009, p. 10
Alexander Altmann, Maimonides's Attitude Toward Jewish Mysticism
Louis Jacobs, Attitudes of the Kabbalists and Hasidim towards Maimonides, in The Solomon Goldman Lectures, vol. v, 1990, pp. 45-55
Gideon Freudenthal, “The Philosophical Mysticism of Maimonides and Maimon,” in Maimonides and His Heritage, 2009, p. 116
Julius Guttmann, “Introduction” in Maimonides, The Guide of The Perplexed, An Abridged Edition, East And West Library New York, 1947, p. 7
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Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Andrew, Alexandra, Füsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, Aédàn, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.
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There’s been a lot of talk about whether Maimonides was a mystic. Unfortunately, the discussion has been sorely confused by a lack of clarity about the basic terms of the discussion. It’s time to clear things up and get straight about the relationship between these misused and abused words: Kabbalah, Mysticism and Rationalism. Join us for the fourth installment of our series on “Maimonides and Mysticism.”
Full “Maimonides and Mysticism” Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_7jcKJs6iwXUKaVOvNJWr5DSLPTYV0j9
1 Biography: Who was Maimonides? The Genius who Reshaped Judaism: His Life, Works and Legacy: youtu.be/w4ZgHJxQQVo
2 Literature Review: Survey of Scholars on Rambam - The Many Maimonides, from 13th-21st Century: youtu.be/UbjX-ypvEys
3 Reception History: Maimonides and the Kabbalists: Rejection, Acceptance, Influence and Secret Conversions: youtu.be/8fpQPAMqATk
4 Clarifying Terms: Kabbalah, Mysticism and Rationalism: Maimonides the Rational Mystic? youtu.be/z-GpetIEpQw
5 A Guide to the Guide: Introducing the Greatest Book of Jewish Philosophy Ever Written: youtu.be/X7myP0Yo7Xk
6 The Forgery: The Theology of Aristotle and Maimonides Negative Theology: youtu.be/m8ZpFPp93U4
7 Cosmology and Prophecy: Maimonides on Cosmic Spheres, Flow, Active Intellect, Prophecy and Angelification: youtu.be/G3lG4u2xF28
8 How to Unite with the Mind of God: Maimonides’ Epistemology (theory of knowledge) and Providence: youtu.be/V4_TD3ff5Qc
9 Maimonides’ Perfect Death: Walkthru of Guide 3.51, Maimonides’ Parable of the Palace: youtu.be/QP4T057lRa8
10 Maimonides’ Path to God: 3.51’s primary themes, language and its relationship to mysticism and kabbalah: youtu.be/at5B7KcTObk
11 Light, Love and Silence: Maimonides’ Divine Illumination, Religious Langue and Negative Theology: youtu.be/p82LcUxtxjk
12 Maimonides, Agnostic or Mystic: Does Maimonides believe that one can reach God?: youtu.be/RHWfh7kWRxU
13 Maimonides’ Last Puzzle: The Riddle at the End of the Guide, Maimonides’ Turn to Ethics: youtu.be/g7eeJ5LZQQo
14 Maimonides and the Lost Secrets of Israel: Maimonides’ true goal of the Guide: youtu.be/iNmY5Ft5Z5g
Bonus:
15 Maimonides’ Hasidic Afterlife: Chabad and Rambam. Maimonides’ reception in the Chabad Hasidic movement: youtu.be/SSSqkPMrXz4
16 Maimonides’ Crisis of Faith: Discussion with David Fried out what is going on in Maimonides’ Guide: youtu.be/udW6B9wu47Q
00:00 Kabbalah vs Mysticism
08:40 Rationalism vs Mysticism
Sources and Further Reading:
Marc Saperstein, European Judaism Volume 41, Number 2, Autumn 2008: 161–172
David Fried, Mysticism and its Alternatives: Rethinking Maimonides, Lehrhaus, 2018
Menachem Kellner, Science In The Bet Midrash: Studies in Maimonides, 2009, p. 10
Alexander Altmann, Maimonides's Attitude Toward Jewish Mysticism
Louis Jacobs, Attitudes of the Kabbalists and Hasidim towards Maimonides, in The Solomon Goldman Lectures, vol. v, 1990, pp. 45-55
Gideon Freudenthal, “The Philosophical Mysticism of Maimonides and Maimon,” in Maimonides and His Heritage, 2009, p. 116
Julius Guttmann, “Introduction” in Maimonides, The Guide of The Perplexed, An Abridged Edition, East And West Library New York, 1947, p. 7
Join us:
facebook.com/seekersofunity
instagram.com/seekersofunity
twitter.com/seekersofU
seekersofunity.com
Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Andrew, Alexandra, Füsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, Aédàn, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.
Join them in supporting us:
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