On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism

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

Author: Gershom Scholem
Publisher: Schocken Books Inc
Published: 01/30/1996
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.26w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780805210514
ISBN10: 0805210512
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism | Sacred Writings
- Religion | Judaism | History

About the Author
GERSHOM SCHOLEM was a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem until his death in 1982. Among his most important works are Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, The Messianic Idea in Judaism, and On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism.