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On the Kabbalah and its Symbolism

by Ralph Manheim (Translator); Bernard McGinn (Foreword by); Gershom Scholem; Gershom Scholem

Synopsis

InOn 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.

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Book Information

Copyright year 1996
ISBN-13 9780805210514
ISBN-10 0805210512
Class Copyright
Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Subject RELIGION;SOCIAL SCIENCE
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 240
Length of Recording 12
Shelf No. JQ276