Rabbi Isaac of Rus’ and His Esoteric Teachings

Alexander Kulik

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10835-021-09413-3

Rabbi Isaac of Rus’ and His Esoteric Teachings

Alexander Kulik

Department of Russian and Slavic Studies

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Abstract

The paper focuses on the enigmatic thirteenth-century figure of R. Isaac of Rus’. A case study in the reconstruction of early East European Jewish history, it tests an integrative approach that brings together different types of evidence and disciplinary methods, while involving some new or neglected sources. Also examined are connections between Rabbi Isaac’s esoteric teachings and those of Ḥasidei Ashkenaz and related themes in contemporary and subsequent rabbinic literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	351-377
Number of pages	27
Journal	Jewish history
Volume	35
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10835-021-09413-3
State	Published - Dec 2021

Keywords

Eastern Europe
Isaac of Rus’
Kabbalah
Middle Ages
Mysticism
Ḥasidei Ashkenaz

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Cultural Studies
History

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