Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism
Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism

Author: Gershom Scholem

Publisher: Schocken

Published: 2011-08-17

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0307791483

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A collection of lectures on the features of the movement of mysticism that began in antiquity and continues in Hasidism today.

The Origins of Jewish Mysticism
The Origins of Jewish Mysticism

Author: Peter Schäfer

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2011-01-24

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0691142157

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'The Origins of Jewish Mysticism' offers an in-depth look at the history of Jewish mysticism from the book of Ezekiel to the Merkavah mysticism of late antiquity. The author reveals what these writings seek to tell us about the age-old human desire to get close to and communicate with God.

Origins of the Kabbalah
Origins of the Kabbalah

Author: Gershom Gerhard Scholem

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2019-02-26

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 0691184305

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With the publication of The Origins of the Kabbalah in 1950, one of the most important scholars of our century brought the obscure world of Jewish mysticism to a wider audience for the first time. A crucial work in the oeuvre of Gershom Scholem, this book details the beginnings of the Kabbalah in twelfth- and thirteenth-century southern France and Spain, showing its rich tradition of repeated attempts to achieve and portray direct experiences of God. The Origins of the Kabbalah is a contribution not only to the history of Jewish medieval mysticism, but also to the study of medieval mysticism in general. Now with a new foreword by David Biale, this book remains essential reading for students of the history of religion.

Kabbalah
Kabbalah

Author: Moshe Idel

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780300046991

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In this prizewinning new interpretation of Jewish mysticism, Moshe Idel emphasizes the need for a comparative and phenomenological approach to Kabbalah and its position in the history of religion. Idel provides fresh insights into the origins of Jewish mysticism, the relation between mystical and historical experience, and the impact of Jewish mysticism on western civilization. "Idel's book is studded with major insights, and innovative approaches to the entire history of Judaism, and mastery of it will be essential for all serious students of Jewish thought."--Arthur Green, New York Times Book Review "Moshe Idel's original, scholarly, and stimulating study of Kabbalah contains the promise of a masterwork."--Elie Wiesel "Moshe Idel's book can help the nonspecialized reader to reconsider the whole of Kabbalistic tradition in comparison with many aspects of contemporary thought."--Umberto Eco "There can be no dispute about the importance and originality of Idel's work. Offering a wealth of complementary insights to Gershom Scholem and his school, it will command a great deal of attention and serious discussion."--Alexander Altmann