"Kabbalah in America includes chapters from leading experts in a variety of fields and is the first-ever comprehensive treatment of the title subject from colonial times until the present. Until recently, Kabbalah studies have not extensively covered America, despite America's c…
Only recently have scholars began to turn their attention to the many-faceted roles that kabbalistic doctrines and schools have played in 19th- and 20th-century culture. This volume outlines the role of kabbalah in modern religions and intellectual and political discourse.
This volume brings together leading representatives of the recent debate about the persistence of kabbalah in the modern world. It breaks new ground for a better understanding of the role of kabbalah in modern religious, intellectual, and political discourse.