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Description:The Father of Jewish Mysticism offers an incisive look at the early life and writings of Gershom Scholem (1897–1982), the father of modern Jewish mysticism and a major 20th-century Jewish intellectual.Daniel Weidner offers the first full-length study, published in English, of Scholem's thought. Scholem, a historian of the Kabbalah and sharp critic of Jewish assimilation, played a major role in the study and popularization of Jewish mysticism.Through his work on the Kabbalah, Scholem turned the closed world of mystical texts into a force for Jewish identity. Skillfully drawing on Scholem's early diaries and writings, The Father of Jewish Mysticism introduces a young, soon-to-be legendary intellectual in search of himself and Judaism.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Father of Jewish Mysticism: The Writing of Gershom Scholem (New Jewish Philosophy and Thought). To get started finding The Father of Jewish Mysticism: The Writing of Gershom Scholem (New Jewish Philosophy and Thought), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Father of Jewish Mysticism offers an incisive look at the early life and writings of Gershom Scholem (1897–1982), the father of modern Jewish mysticism and a major 20th-century Jewish intellectual.Daniel Weidner offers the first full-length study, published in English, of Scholem's thought. Scholem, a historian of the Kabbalah and sharp critic of Jewish assimilation, played a major role in the study and popularization of Jewish mysticism.Through his work on the Kabbalah, Scholem turned the closed world of mystical texts into a force for Jewish identity. Skillfully drawing on Scholem's early diaries and writings, The Father of Jewish Mysticism introduces a young, soon-to-be legendary intellectual in search of himself and Judaism.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Father of Jewish Mysticism: The Writing of Gershom Scholem (New Jewish Philosophy and Thought). To get started finding The Father of Jewish Mysticism: The Writing of Gershom Scholem (New Jewish Philosophy and Thought), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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