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<strong>18th Century Kabalistic Thought and Literature </strong></p>
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<font size="2">How does Kabala perceive the very fabric of existence? What do the mystics say about the human psyche? Can one reconcile the concept of an omnipotent God with the realities of pain and suffering? What is hiding behind the scriptural narrative of the bible?</font>
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      <font size="2">In this course, <strong>Stevenson 18,</strong> we will closely examine these and other issues through the lens of 18th Century kabalistic thought and literature, within the broader context of the revolutionary rise of the Hasidic movement</font>.</p>
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