A River Flows from Eden: The Language of Mystical Experience in the Zohar
"A River Flows From Edenis replete with insights and delights. It is without a doubt one of the most engaging books on Jewish mysticism in general, and theZoharin particular. Melila Hellner-Eshed is an accomplished scholar of kabbalistic literature and an excellent guide into the intricacies of one of its most challenging works.A River Flows From Edenis truly rewarding for the novice and expert alike."—Mark Verman,Shofar"[Hellner-Eshed] has written a book sure to become a basic contribution to the study of Kabbalah and the Zohar. Interested faculty should read it and assign it to their student ... Highly recommended."—S. T. Katz,Choice"Dr. Hellner-Eshed's book is a truly groundbreaking study of the mystical dimension of theZohar, the masterpiece of Kabbalah.  The scholarship reflected in this book is superb. . . . I rate it as one of the most significant academic studies of the Zohar in the past decade."—Daniel Matt, editor and translator ofThe Zohar, Pritzker Edition"A fascinating and richly textured work that combines linguistic and literary acumen with a historian of religion's interest in the phenomenology of mysticism and a poet's sensitivity to language.  Simply put, this is one of the most exciting works of scholarship I have encountered in recent years. . . . This is the rare book that should matter equally to specialists in the field and to serious lay readers and students."—Elliot K. Ginsburg, University of Michigan