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Feb 25, 1997 | ISBN 9780805210811
Mar 30, 2011 | ISBN 9780307787026
In clear and easy-to-understand prose, the pioneer of the modern study of Jewish mysticism explains the basic concepts of the Kabbalah.“A major contribution to our understanding of the Kabbalah.” —Arthur Green, Professor of Jewish Thought, Brandeis UniversityIn the Zohar and other writings of the Kabbalah, Jewish mystics developed concepts and symbols to help them penetrate secrets of the cosmos that cannot be understood through reason or intellect. These ideas about God, human beings, and creation continue to fascinate and influence spiritual seekers of all persuasions today.For anyone seeking to taste the mysteries of the Kabbalah, this is an essential book that explains the mystical “form of the imageless God”; good and evil; the Tsaddik or righteous soul; the Shekhinah, the feminine aspect of God; gilgul, the transmigration of souls; and tselem, the concept of the astral body.
"Scholem’s treatment is complex and stylistically brilliant as he systemically analyzes the history and intellectual background of these critical ideas. Highly recommended."–Library Journal.
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… More about Gershom Scholem
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