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Title: Great read so far
Review: This book is great. After reading some Scholem, Kaplan and most of Davila's Descenders to the Chariot, I felt like I was ready to read this. I was intimidated for a while since a previous reviewer stated that this was definitely difficult for someone that is not familiar with Jewish mysticism. I would definately say that it is good to study a bit on the Hekhalot, Kabbalah, and asceticism before reading this book. Ms. Leases does go into great detail about what she is researching and provides a lot of good footnotes.
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