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explain,i wont to do research.i need the name of the religion.and more.

2007-04-11 12:02:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Kabbalah is not a religion. Kabbalah, or Qabalah, or Cabala is a collection of rabbinical commentaries on the Torah, that delve into mysticism, from a variety of different time periods and authors. Most are ascribed to 1st century Rabbis, but many of the more famous texts, such as Sepher Zohar or the Book of Splendor, did not appear until the Middle Ages.

Some other well known books are Sepher Yetzirah, or the Book of Formation and Sepher Bahir, or the Book of Illumination. All three of the ones I mentioned are currently available in English translations. (The standard English translation of the Zohar only contains the first 5 books.)

There is a current craze, that Madonna is involved in, on par with astrology and psychic hotlines, where people believe that the mere possession of these books bring them good luck. This trend has been popularized by Rabbi Berg of the Kabbalah Institute. Most Jews consider him to be a charlatan.

The commentaries themselves are very interesting to read, but possess no magical power in and of themselves.

2007-04-11 12:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Madonna and the Kabbalah

Important note: Anyone seriously interested in Kabbalah is advised to read the works of Gershom Scholem. Here is a quote from Scholem's 'On the Kaballah and Its Symbolism':

"In a generation that has witnessed a terrible crisis in Jewish history, the ideas of these medieval Jewish esoterics no longer seem so strange. We see with other eyes, and the obscure symbols strike us as worth clarifying. Research in this field involves an enormous responsibility. in digging up and evaluating the material, a scholar must make every effort to preserve a critical attitude. For long before historians became interested in Jewish mysticism, charlatans and crooks were drawn to it. This was of doubtful benefit to the Kabbalah. The endeavor to understand what was here enacted at the heart of Jewry cannot dispense with historical criticism and clear vision. For even symbols grow out of historical experience and are saturated with it. A proper understanding of them requires both a 'phenomenological' aptitude for seeing things as a whole and a gift of historical analysis. One complements and clarifies the other; taken together, they promise valuable findings."

2007-04-11 12:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 1 0

Madonna was born and raised a Roman Catholic. As an adult, she has been involved with many different religions and belief systems, I think she is into Kabbalah (sp) right now

2007-04-11 12:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1 0

Madonna practices a kind of Judaism called Kaballah.

2007-04-11 12:08:12 · answer #4 · answered by Linda R 7 · 1 0

Kabbalah...

2007-04-11 12:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

kabalah, jewish mystisism

2007-04-11 12:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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