Mystical Interactions: Sociology, Jewish Mysticism and Education Philip Wexler Mystical Interactions represents a dialogue and interaction between Sociology and Jewish Mysticism. It juxtaposes 'classical' sociology, depth social psychology and contemporary theories of social movements to conceptual social aspects from the Jewish mystical tradition. By interweaving sociology and Jewish mysticism, Wexler offers a new theory of a religious sociology of everyday social life, of the elementary forms of mystical sociality. Sociology does not 'explain' Jewish mysticism. On the contrary, Jewish mysticism becomes a resource for understanding social interactions differently. What emerges is a Jewish, mystical social interpretation of society, religion and education. Philip Wexler is Professor of Sociology of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Before moving to Jerusalem in 2000, he was Scandling Professor, at the University of Rochester.