Giordano Bruno and the Kabbalah: Prophets, Magicians, and Rabbis
Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), a defrocked Dominican monk, was convicted of heresy by the Roman Catholic Inquisition and burned at the stake in Rome. He had spent fifteen years wandering throughout Europe on the run from Counter-Reformation intelligence and eight years in prison under interrogation.\ The author of more than sixty works on mathematics, science, ethics, philosophy, metaphysics, the art of memory and esoteric mysticism, Bruno had a profound impact on Western thought. Until now his...
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Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), a defrocked Dominican monk, was convicted of heresy by the Roman Catholic Inquisition and burned at the stake in Rome. He had spent fifteen years wandering throughout Europe on the run from Counter-Reformation intelligence and eight years in prison under interrogation. The author of more than sixty works on mathematics, science, ethics, philosophy, metaphysics, the art of memory and esoteric mysticism, Bruno had a profound impact on Western thought. Until now his involvement with Jewish mysticism has never been fully explored. Karen Silvia de León-Jones presents an engaging and illuminating discussion of his mystical understanding and use of Jewish and Christian Kabbalah, theology, and philosophy, including the famous Hermetica, and especially his exploration and use of magic to reveal the mysteries of the universe and the divine. The Philosopher "This book is fascinating in its grasp and interpretation of a difficult and multi-faceted philosophy that includes elements of the Platonic and Kabbalistic thought that Bruno encompassed in his eclectic and highly individualistic writings."
1Nola, the Nolan, and the "Nolana Filosofia"12Bruno's kabbalistic system173The sefirot294Hokhmah, Minerva, and Sofia-Sapienza535Ignoranza, Sofia, and Verita636Metempsychosis837The ass, the Asino Cillenico, and the Cavallo Pegaseo1098Rabbis, Hebrew doctors, and the symbol of the ass1189The prophet balaam and the prophetic ass12810The prophet Moses13711The prophet Solomon14612The prophetic allegory15713Prophets, magicians, and rabbis174App. 1The Actaeon emblems from Eroici Furori185App. 2The sun emblems from Eroici Furori189App. 3The emblems of the nine lovers from Eroici Furori195App. 4The nine orders of blindness from Eroici Furori200
\ CHOICE"Sheds light on Bruno's own self-understanding as a mystical prophet to a new age."—Choice\ \ \ \ \ The Philosopher"This book is fascinating in its grasp and interpretation of a difficult and multi-faceted philosophy that includes elements of the Platonic and Kabbalistic thought that Bruno encompassed in his eclectic and highly individualistic writings."—The Philosopher\ \ \ The Commentator“In an age of religious sectarianism, when the gap between Lakewood and Yeshiva is farther than the gaps between Judaism and Christianity used to be in some places, it might pay to look at this great harmonizer.”—The Commentator\ \ \ \ \ Religious Studies Review"A fascinating Renaissance figure brought to life by de León-Jones. . . . [in] a refreshing and informative exploration of Bruno's mystical speculations."—Religious Studies Review\ \ \ \ \ Shofar"De León-Jones has enriched our understanding of the ways Jews and Christians interacted and the effects these interactions had in shaping the philosophical, religious, and scientific ideas of both communities."—Shofar\ \
