Origins of the Kabbalah

With the publication of The Origins of the Kabbalah in 1950, one of the most important scholars of our century brought the obscure world of Jewish mysticism to a wider audience for the first time. A crucial work in the oeuvre of Gershom Scholem, this book details the beginnings of the Kabbalah in twelfth- and thirteenth-century southern France and Spain, showing its rich tradition of repeated attempts to achieve and portray direct experiences of God. The Origins of the Kabbalah is a contribution not only to the history of Jewish medieval mysticism, but also to the study of medieval mysticism in general. Now with a new foreword by David Biale, this book remains essential reading for students of the history of religion.

Odata cu publicarea The Origins of Kabbalah in 1950, unul dintre cei mai importanti carturari ai secolului nostru a adus pentru prima data lumea obscura a misticismului evreiesc unui public mai larg. O lucrare cruciala in opera lui Gershom Scholem, aceasta carte detaliaza inceputurile Cabalei din sudul Frantei si Spaniei din secolele al XII-lea si al XIII-lea, aratand bogata sa traditie de incercari repetate de a realiza si descrie experiente directe ale lui Dumnezeu.