On the Kabbalah and Its SymbolismGershom 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. |
Contents
RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY AND MYSTICISM | 8 |
THE MEANING OF THE TORAH IN JEWISH | 32 |
KABBALAH AND MYTH | 87 |
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Abraham according Adam aeon Aggadah allegory aspects Bahir balists Ben Sira Book Yetsirah century combinations commandments commentary conception connection Cordovero cosmic created Creation creature demonic divine doctrine earth Eleazar of Worms elements emanation esoteric essence exegesis exile expressed formulated garment Genesis Gikatila gnostic God's golem Hasidic Hasidim Hebrew hidden historical holy idea images interpretation Isaac Isaac Luria Israel Jerusalem Jewish mysticism Jews Kabbalah Kabbalism Kabbalists kavvanah legend letters light literal meaning Luria magical manifested Mehemna merkabah Messianic Midrash Moses de Leon mystery mystical experience myth mythical Nahmanides nature oral Torah original passage Philo philosophical primordial prophet purely Rabbi Rabbinical Judaism Rava religion religious authority revelation rites ritual Sabbath Sabbatian sacred secret Sefer sefirah sefiroth Shekhinah shemittah soul spiritual symbols Talmudic tellurian things tikkun tion tradition transformed tree words written Torah Zobar Zohar