On the Kabbalah and its Symbolism

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National Geographic Books, Jan 30, 1996 - Religion - 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

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Gershom Scholem
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Gershom Scholem
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About the author (1996)

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 Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, The Messianic Idea in Judaism, and On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism.

Bibliographic information

TitleOn the Kabbalah and its Symbolism
Mysticism and Kabbalah
AuthorGershom Scholem
Editionreprint, revised
PublisherNational Geographic Books, 1996
ISBN0805210512, 9780805210514
Length240 pages
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Religion / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism
  
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