| Gershom Scholem: The Man and His Work Contributor(s): Mendes-Flohr, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791421252 ISBN-13: 9780791421253 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Religion |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 93047893 |
| Series: Suny Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion |
| Physical Information: (0.80 lbs) 127 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the early part of the twentieth century, Gershom Scholem (1897-1982) founded the academic discipline of the study of Jewish Mysticism. In so doing, he not only broke new scholarly ground; but he also revolutionized the field of Judaic Studies as a whole and left an indelible mark on the study of religion. This book presents essays by several of Israel's eminent scholars, reflecting on Scholem's impact on the academic and Jewish worlds, and his life as a scholar, a Jewish thinker, and an activist. The editor has provided an intellectual and spiritual biography of Scholem, which complements the papers by Ephraim Urbach, Joseph Ben-Shlomo, Isaiah Tishby, Rivka Schatz, Malachi Beit-Ari , Nathan Rotenstreich, and Joseph Dan. Together, they highlight the enduring signficance of Scholem's work, which has remained the touchstone for all further scholarship on Jewish Mysticism and Kabbala. This volume thus sets the context for the current debate conducted by a new generation of scholars, who have introduced fresh ideas, new methodologies--and radical critique of the man they still revere as their master. |