Kabbalah

Kabbalah

by Scholem, Gershom

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With origins extending back in time beyond the Dead Sea Scrolls, the body of writings and beliefs known as the Kabbalah has come to be increasingly recognized not only as one of the most intriguing aspects of Judaism but also as an important part of a broader mystical tradition. Now the world's leading authority on the Kabbalah has written one of the most enlightening studies ever to plumb its complex depths and range over its rich history.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Kabbalah / Gershom Scholem.

Summary

With origins extending back in time beyond the Dead Sea Scrolls, the body of writings and beliefs known as the Kabbalah has come to be increasingly recognized not only as one of the most intriguing aspects of Judaism but also as an important part of a broader mystical tradition. Now the world's leading authority on the Kabbalah has written one of the most enlightening studies ever to plumb its complex depths and range over its rich history.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1974

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):New American Library
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1974

Notes

"A Meridian book."

The Physical Object

  • Description:494 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0452007267, 9780452007260, 0452007917, 9780452007918, 0452006384, 9780452006386, 0452004837, 9780452004832
  • oclc:ocm11578273
  • LC Classification:BM526
  • Dewey Decimal:296.16

Table of Contents

Kabbalah : Introduction ; The historical development of Kabbalah ; The basic ideas of Kabbalah ; The wider influences of and research on Kabbalah -- Topics : The Zohar ; Shabbetai Ẓevi and the Shabbatean movement ; Jacob Frank and the Frankists -- Ba'al Shem -- Sefer ha-Bahir -- Chiromancy ; Demonology in Kabbalah ; the Doenmeh ; Eschatology ; Gematria ; Gilgul ; Golem ; Lilith ; Magen David ; Meditation ; Merkabah mysticism ; Metatron ; Providence ; Samael -- Personalities : Azriel of Gerona ; Naphtali Bachrach ; Abraham Miguel Cardozo ; Moses Cordovero / (by J.B. Ben Shlomo) ; Jonathan Eybeschuetz ; Joseph Gikatilla ; Nehemiah Hayron ; Christian Knorr von Rosenroth ; Isaac Luria ; Ḥayyim Malakh ; Moses ben Shem Tov de Leon ; Nathan of Gaza ; Judah Leib Prossnitz ; Ḥayyim Vital ; Moses Zacuto ; Joshua Heshel Ẓoref.

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Subjects

Cabala Cabala -- History Cabala -- History and criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc Kabbale -- Histoire

Writers

Scholem, Gershom

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