Gershom Scholem: The Man and His WorkPôl Mendes-Flôr, Gershom Gerhard Scholem, Paul R. Mendes-Flohr In the early part of the twentieth century, Gershom Scholem (1897-1982) founded the academic discipline of the study of Jewish Mysticism. In so doing, he not only broke new scholarly ground; but he also revolutionized the field of Judaic Studies as a whole and left an indelible mark on the study of religion. This book presents essays by several of Israel's eminent scholars, reflecting on Scholem's impact on the academic and Jewish worlds, and his life as a scholar, a Jewish thinker, and an activist. The editor has provided an intellectual and spiritual biography of Scholem, which complements the papers by Ephraim Urbach, Joseph Ben-Shlomo, Isaiah Tishby, Rivka Schatz, Malachi Beit-Arié, Nathan Rotenstreich, and Joseph Dan. Together, they highlight the enduring signficance of Scholem's work, which has remained the touchstone for all further scholarship on Jewish Mysticism and Kabbala. This volume thus sets the context for the current debate conducted by a new generation of scholars, who have introduced fresh ideas, new methodologies--and radical critique of the man they still revere as their master. |
Contents
Gershom Scholem and Judaic Studies | 29 |
Gershom Scholems Contribution to the Study of the Zohar | 40 |
Gershom Scholem on Pantheism in the Kabbala | 56 |
Gershom Scholem and Jewish Messianism | 73 |
Gershom Scholems Interpretation of Hasidism as an Expression | 87 |
Gershom Scholems Conception of Jewish Nationalism | 104 |
Gershom Scholem as Bibliophile | 120 |
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