Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah
By (Author) Gershom Scholem
Random House USA Inc
Random House USA Inc
15th February 1995
United States
General
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
296.162
Paperback
128
Width 132mm, Height 203mm, Spine 9mm
125g
The Zohar is the primary Kabbalistic text. It has guided the way to the soul through mind body and prayer for centuries. This volume is a selection, made by the greatest authority on Jewish mysticism. It offers a sampling of its unique vision of the wonders of creation.
Gershom Scholem was a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem until his death in 1982. Among his most important works are Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, The Messianic Idea in Judaism, and On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism.