Kabbalah Centre and Spirituality of the Self

IF 0.1 Q2 Arts and Humanities

International Journal for the Study of New Religions Pub Date : 2020-02-20 DOI:10.1558/ijsnr.38593

N. Bauer

引用次数: 2

Abstract

The Kabbalah Centre is an international organization founded in the 1960sby Philip Berg in the USA. Initially founded as a group for the study ofOrthodox Judaism, through marketing strategies and de-traditionalisation,Kabbalah has been transformed, universalized, and presented as a series of"spiritual tools" for self-improvement by Berg and his successors. Throughthe Centre, religious seekers can adapt Kabbalistic elements to their personalspiritual journey, consume Kabbalistic products like Kabbalistic candles andincense or the Red String bracelets (The Kabbalah Centre, "The KabbalahOnline Store") and participate in Kabbalistic events, workshops, and seminarsonline ("Kabbalah University"). This article explores the ways in whichthe Centre aims to provide its members with a fully-equipped world of religiousexperiences, offering a form of consumable religion tailored to the selffocusedlifestyle of the postmodern seeker.

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卡巴拉中心与自我精神

卡巴拉中心是20世纪60年代由菲利普·伯格在美国成立的一个国际组织。最初，卡巴拉是一个研究正统犹太教的团体，通过营销策略和去传统化，卡巴拉被伯格及其继任者改造、普及，并作为一系列自我提升的“精神工具”。通过该中心，宗教寻求者可以将卡巴拉主义元素融入他们的个人精神旅程，消费卡巴拉主义产品，如卡巴拉主义蜡烛和香炉或红串手镯（卡巴拉中心，“卡巴拉在线商店”），并在线参加卡巴拉主义活动、研讨会和神学院（“卡巴拉大学”）。本文探讨了该中心旨在为其成员提供一个装备齐全的宗教体验世界的方式，提供一种消费宗教形式，以适应后现代寻求者以自我为中心的生活方式。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal for the Study of New Religions considers submissions from both established scholars and research students from all over the world. Articles should be written for a general scholarly audience. All articles accepted by the editors are then peer-reviewed. International Journal for the Study of New Religions is published biannually in May and November. Each issue includes articles and a number of book reviews. The journal is published simultaneously in print and onlineThe language of publication is English, and submissions should be English.