| On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism Revised Edition Contributor(s): Scholem, Gershom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805210512 ISBN-13: 9780805210514 Publisher: Schocken Books Inc OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1996 Annotation: Gershom Scholem guides the reader though the central themes in the intricate history of the Kabbalah, clarifying the relations between mysticism and established religious authority, the mystics' interpretation of the Torah and their attempts to discover the hidden meaning underlying Scripture, the tension between the philosophical and the mystical concepts of God, and the symbolism employed in mystical religion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 296.16 |
| LCCN: 95031334 |
| Series: Mysticism and Kabbalah |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.26" W x 8.02" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism, Gershom Scholem guides the reader through the central themes in the intricate history of the Kabbalah, clarifying the relations between mysticism and established religious authority, the mystics' interpretation of the Torah and their attempts to discover the hidden meaning underlying Scripture, the tension between the philosophical and the mystical concepts of God, and the symbolism employed in mystical religion. With a new foreword by Bernard McGinn |