Essential Papers on Kabbalah

Book Overview

An essential volume of 12th to 17th century papers on the Jewish mysticism of Kabbalah

As recently as 1915, when the legendary scholar of Jewish mysticism Gershom Scholem sought to find someone--anyone--to teach him Kabbalah, the study of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah was largely neglected and treated with disdain. Today, this field has ripened to the point that it occupies a central place in the agenda of contemporary Judaic studies.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814726291
• ISBN13: 9780814726297
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"