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17 reviews
Gershom G. Scholem

Thames&Hudson, 1955

The Best Starter
Kabbalah is one of those things that everyone seems to want to be part of, and something that enjoys a high level of fashionability at the moment. While this is great, it also means that there is a lot of rubbish out there with "Kabbalah" printed on it. For the beginner or the curious, this can make getting at the real thing a bit daunting and difficult. Scholem's book "Major Trends in Jewish ...

Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings From the Kabbalah

Schocken Books, 1963

The Book of Splendor (Zohar) is the basic work of Jewish mysticism, the profoundest achievement of the Kabbalah. Above all other works, it stood for centuries as the very expression of the innermost recesses of the Jewish soul. It played the great role of a sacred text, supplementing, on the new level of religious consciousness, the Bible and the Talmud. This volume is a selection, culled by the greatest living authority on Jewish mysticism, ...

On the Possibility of Jewish Mysticism in Our Time

1 review
Gershom G. Scholem

Jewish Publications Society, 1997

The joy of being in the presence of a great mind and spirit
Reading this book was an especially pleasant experience for me. Scholem the great scholar who opened to the world the whole hidden treasure of 'Jewish Mysticism' here writes on a number of the subjects which occupied him throughout his long career. He tells the story of his first turning to Jewish studies, the rebellion against his German patriot father and family upbringing, the beginning study ...