Byron Sherwin's book is a primer for course-work and for those seeking to understand Jewish mysticism on its
own terms, Kabbalah provides a comprehensive, accessible introduction to Jewish mysticism, organized around five
models of Jewish mystical theology and experience Normal Mysticism, Mystical Intimacy, Addressing God's Needs,
Drawing Down Divine Grace, and Prophetic Kabbalah. Sherwin's Kabbalah An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism is a
scholarly, yet accessible work that includes primary texts in translation.
Table of Contents
1 Entering the orchard : an invitation to Jewish mysticism
2 Five models of Jewish mystical experience
3 Normal mysticism
4 Access codes : the Sefirot
5 Mystical intimacy
6 Addressing God's needs
7 Drawing down divine grace
8 Prophetic Kabbalah
9 Combined models : religious life
10 Combined models : magic and messianic redemption
