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Published on Jan 30, 1996 | 240 Pages
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Published on Jan 30, 1996 | 240 Pages
In On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism, Gershom Scholem guides the reader through the central themes in the intricate history of the Kabbalah, clarifying the relations between mysticism and established religious authority, the mystics’ interpretation of the Torah and their attempts to discover the hidden meaning underlying Scripture, the tension between the philosophical and the mystical concepts of God, and the symbolism employed in mystical religion.
With a new foreword by Bernard McGinn
With a new foreword by Bernard McGinn
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Gershom Scholem
Gershom Scholem was a professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem until his death in 1982. He is the author of From Berlin to Jerusalem, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, The Messianic Idea in Judaism, On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism, and Zohar, the Book of Splendor, all available from Schocken Books
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