On the Kabbalah and its symbolism
By: Gershom Scholem ; translated by Ralph Manheim ; forward by Bernard McGinn.
Publisher: Schocken Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Cabala -- History; Golem
Description: Gershom Scholem guides the reader though the central themes in the intricate history of the Kabbalah, clarifying the relations between mysticism and established religious authority, the mystics' interpretation of the Torah and their attempts to discover the hidden meaning underlying Scripture, the tension between the philosophical and the mystical concepts of God, and the symbolism employed in mystical religion.
Notes: Includes index.