About this title: A vast bounty of tales recounting mystical experiences among the rabbis can be found in the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore. Now, in Gabriel's Palace, scholar Howard Schwartz has collected the greatest of these stories, sacred and secular, in a marvellously readable anthology. Gabriel's Palace offers a treasury of 150 pithy and powerful tales, involving experiences of union with the divine, out-of-body travel, encounters with angels and demons, possession by spirits holy and pernicious, and more. Schwartz provides an informative introduction placing these remarkable ...
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Edition: 1st printing.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780195093889ISBN:0195093887
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean throughout. Square, uncreased spine. Previous owner's name inside. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 432 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780195062922ISBN:0195062922
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0195062922. Very clean. An anthology of short tales: Rabbinic, Kabbalistic, Mystical, Hasidic, etc. read more
Description: Fine. 0195093887 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has three small black lines on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1993
Description: Selected and retold by Schwartz. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, 414p. As new, in excellent, priced dust jacket. No remainder marks. INSCRIBED and signed by Schwartz. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780195093889ISBN:0195093887
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Stories selected and retold by Schwartz, 414 pp. including appendix, glossary, bibliography and index, clean, no marks. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Print on demand title. D elivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780195093889ISBN:0195093887
Description: New. A vast wealth of tales recounting mystical experiences among the rabbis can be found in the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore. Now, in Gabriel's Palace, Howard Schwartz has collected the greatest of these stories, sacred and secul... read more
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