A CABALA NO CONTEXTO DA PÓS-MODERNIDADE.

Abstract

This study aims to present the new look of Kabbalah, expression of Jewish mysticism, in the context of post-modernity. The research goal is to show that Kabbalah is Jewish mysticism, the result of an ancient tradition that has been passed on for generations, restricted to male members and most experienced of the community, if not the most religious, but now, in the postmodern context , liquidity and diy, this ancient tradition is presented through an accessible, conversational language, being shared with everyone, men and women, Jews and non-Jews, on the initiative of an American Jewish family in the late 1960s, it opened a kabbalistic study center, the Kabbalah Centre, aiming to share this tradition with everyone. Thus, the Kabbalah Centre is heir of Jewish mysticism, but diffuses its cabalistic design without any restrictions, opening urban core study centers spread all over the world. The object here is to show the changes within the Kabbalistic movement in order to let it relevant to post-modern society.