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9780805210514

On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805210514

  • ISBN10:

    0805210512

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-01-30
  • Publisher: Schocken

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InOn 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.

Author Biography

Gershom Scholem was a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem until his death in 1982. Among his most important works are <i>Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, The Messianic Idea in Judaism,</i> and <i>On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism.</i>

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introductionp. 1
Religious Authority and Mysticismp. 5
The Meaning of the Torah in Jewish Mysticismp. 32
Kabbalah and Mythp. 87
Tradition and New Creation in the Ritual of the Kabbalistsp. 118
The Idea of the Golemp. 158
Indexp. 205
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