The Essence of Kabbalah

by Brian L. Lancaster

Book Overview

The Essence of Kabbalah explains the mysticism of the Torah and the other books in the Hebrew Bible, and presents an overview of the historical trends that have shaped Kabbalah as it is known today.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785820396
• ISBN13: 9780785820390
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Chartwell Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Well Written Introduction

Havings studied this material for several years, I had the opportunity to read Brian Lancaster's book on the Essence of Kabbalah. I found the writing to be well based in theory. Lancaster references many of the seminal works in Kabbalah and many of the great writers - from Luria through Kaplan. He makes sense out of a very complex tradition by providing adequate background, common sense language, and a nice balance of scholarship and approachability. The book is also sprinkled with a few illustrations, and Lancaser does a great job of describing the comcepts of gematria and the Hebrew alphabet - which comprise a major foundation for Kabbalistic thinking. All in all a great introductory book.