Concealment and Revelation: Esotericism in Jewish Thought and Its Philosophical Implications

by Moshe Halbertal

During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, great new trends of Jewish thought emerged whose widely varied representatives--Kabbalists, philosophers, and astrologers--each claimed that their particular understanding revealed the actual secret of the Torah. They presented their own readings in a coded fashion that has come to be regarded by many as the very essence of esotericism. Concealment and Revelation takes us on a fascinating journey...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691125716
• ISBN13: 9780691125718
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"