| Description |
1 online resource. |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Modern Jewish masters series ; 2
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Modern Jewish masters series ; 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. The man and the scholar -- 2. The early beginnings of Jewish mysticism -- 3. From the ancient east to the European Middle Ages -- 4. The Ashkenazi Hasidic movement -- 5. The enigmatic book Bahir -- 6. The early Kabbalah -- 7. From Gerona to the Zohar -- 8. The Zohar -- 9. From the Zohar to Safed -- 10. The Safed school of the Kabbalah -- 11. The Sabbatian upheaval -- 12. Hasidism and the modern period. |
| Summary |
""An excellent overview of the history of Jewish mysticism from its early beginnings to contemporary Hasidism ... scholarly and complex."" #x97; Library Journal ""An excellent work, clear and solidly documented by Joseph Dan on Gershom Scholem and on his work."" #x97; Notes Bibliographiques ""An excellent guide to Scholem's work."" #x97; Christian Century. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982.
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Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982. |
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Mysticism -- Judaism -- Historiography.
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Mysticism -- Judaism -- Historiography. |
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Mysticism -- Judaism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dan, Joseph, 1935- Gershom Scholem and the mystical dimension of Jewish history 0814717799 (DLC) 86021760 (OCoLC)14187840 |
| ISBN |
9780814744147 (electronic book) |
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0814744141 (electronic book) |
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9780814718124 |
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0814718124 |
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0814717799 |
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9780814717790 |
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