"Scholem's treatment is complex and stylistically brilliant as he systemically analyzes the history and intellectual background of these critical ideas. Highly recommended."--Library Journal. From the Trade Paperback edition
In the Zohar and other writings of the Kabbalah, Jewish mystics developed concepts and symbols to help them penetrate secrets of the cosmos that cannot be understood through reason or intellect. These ideas about God, human beings, and creation continue to fascinate and influenc…
Gershom Scholem: zwischen den Disziplinen
by Schafer, Peter, Scholem, Gershom
fromEdition Suhrkamp
This book provides a study of the Kabbalah itself, of its great commentators and the 'revisionary ratios' they employed, and of its significance as a model for contemporary criticism.
While Bloom is appreciated for his originality, range and clarity, less notice has been taken of the remarkable unity that is displayed in his writings from the earlier studies on Shelley, Blake and Romanticism, up to A Map of Misreading. That unity is brilliantly highlighted in…
This book provides a study of the Kabbalah itself, of its great commentators and the 'revisionary ratios' they employed, and of its significance as a model for contemporary criticism.