| Kabbalah,which is one of the most important branches of Judaism Mysticism, originates from medieval.It has gone through a few centuries of development till now,However,the 16th century is a transition to Kabbalah.The emergence of a famous Kabbalist Issac Luria has made a change of Kabbalah,He generated the renowned Lurianic Kabbalah theory system.As for this paper,it will go from the surface,then much deeper levels gradually,in order to make Kabbalah not mystirious any more. There are three major parts in this paper:The foreword,The central part and The conclusion.The foreword mainly introduces the present situation of this topic both at home and abroad,and the final purpose of this paper.Our domestic research related to this topic is lacking,so through this paper I want to show the readers the basic components of Kabbalah.The central part of this paper is made up of four sub-parts.The first part is to expound"what is kabbalah",in detail that is the generation of Kabbalah and its basic concepts et al.The second part——Lurianic Kabbalah is the most central part in this paper,It begins with the life of Issac Luria.Because in the 16th century,Kabbalah entered a new developing stage,which is closely connected with the personal influence of Luria himself. The third part is to explain the new conception of Lurianic Kabbalah,such as The breaking of vessels,Tikkun and so on.When it comes to the fourth part,it is to analyze the influence of Lurianic Kabbalah to Judaism and the movement of Judaism mysticism,together with the change of it.Here take two major events for expounding——The Sabbatian Messianic Movement in 17th century and The Hasidim Movement in 18th century.At last,the conclusion part puts an end to this paper.The paper will present the characteristics of Kabbalah,especially Lurianic Kabbalah,through the summarization of what the background of Kabbalah is,how Lurianic Kabbalah came into being,and its influence .What's more,it will reveal the deep religion view of Jews and the important role that Mysticism plays in Judiasm. |
