Scholems major trends in jewish mysticism 1941, and his later study, jewish 1 the pioneering studies of heikhalot literature in the nineteenth century were as follows. He was the first professor of jewish mysticism at hebrew university of jerusalem. Weblowsky, hebrew university as the zohar is the canonical text of the kabbalah, so, in a sense, is scholems major trends the canonical. Gershom scholem was a professor of jewish mysticism at the hebrew university in jerusalem until his death in 1982.
Weblowsky, hebrew university as the zohar is the canonical text of the kabbalah, so, in a sense, is scholem s major trends the canonical modern work on the nature and history of jewish mysticism. The jewish mystics major trends in jewish mysticism. Full text of major trends in jewish mysticism see other formats. Schweid, eliezer, 1985, judaism and mysticism according to gershom scholem. Editions of major trends in jewish mysticism by gershom scholem. Major trends in jewish mysticism gershom gerhard scholem. Major trends in jewish mysticism kindle edition by. Editions of major trends in jewish mysticism by gershom. Working in jerusalem at the national library and, eventually, as a professor of jewish mysticism at the hebrew university, he revitalized interest in kabbalah, an esoteric tradition within judaism.
From moses mendelssohn to julius guttmann, the philosophers of judaism have hesitated to admit that any kind of mysticism could be valued as a legitimate offspring of the purity of monotheistic jewish thought. In his introduction to major trends in jewish mysticism, scholem blames jewish scholars of the haskalah period, who, because of what he decried their antagonism and neglect of the study of kabbalah, allowed the field be all but monopolized by charlatans and dreamers scholems chapter on merkabah mysticism and jewish gnosticism deals mainly with the mystical books the lesser hechalot. Download pdf major trends in jewish mysticism book full free. Pdf prophecy and mysticism ebooks includes pdf, epub and. Download major trends in jewish mysticism pdf search engine. Click download or read online button to get by gershom scholem book now. Ebook gershom scholem as pdf download portable document. By gershom scholem download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern, academic study of kabbalah, becoming the first professor of jewish mysticism at the hebrew university of jerusalem scholem is best known for his collection of lectures. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Perhaps a more significant turning point in the growth of interest in jewish mysticism, though, was the series of lectures that scholem gave at the jewish institute of religion in new york city in 1938, subsequently collected and published as major trends in jewish mysticism, a brilliant and remarkably comprehensive introduction to the history.
Major trends in jewish mysticism kindle edition by scholem, gershom. Scholem joined the staff of the hebrew university in 1923, as a librarian 19231927, becoming a lecturer from 1925, and a professor of jewish mysticism and kabbalah 19331965. Particularly valuable for obscure writings from his early years. Pubschockenpathbreaking study dividing rabbinic ascent mysticism into merkavah divine chariot and hekhalot celestial palaces traditions, positing an especially strong flowering after the jewish expulsion from spain to the rise of eastern european hasidim. Medieval roots, contemporary dangers and prospective challenges lippman bodoff 1see, e. Gershom scholem on pantheism in the kabbala in orthodox, theistic terms.
December 5, 1897 february 21, 1982, was a germanborn israeli philosopher and historian. Major trends in jewish mysticism gershom scholem download bok. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Major trends in jewish mysticism available for download and read online in other formats. Major trends in jewish mysticism by gershom scholem. Library of congress cataloging in publication data scholem, gershom gerhard, 18971982 major trends in jewish mysticism by gershom scholem. Gershom scholem s major trends in jewish mysticism 50 years after. Mqjor trends i71jewish mysticism is based on the hilda strook lectures delivered by professor scholem at thejewish institute of religion, new york. Scholem and the study of jewish mysticism 143 beliefs and practices and of the circles maintaining them.
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