On The Kabbalah & Its Symbolism

Author: Gershom Gerhard Scholem

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Price : 24.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780805210514
Publisher : Random House USA Inc
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Weight (g) : 0.26
Publication date : 01 April 1996
Dimensions : 201mm X 133mm X 16mm
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Author : Gershom Gerhard Scholem
Series : Mysticism & Kabbalah
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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.

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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."