"An excellent overview of the history of Jewish mysticism from its early beginnings to contemporary Hasidism...scholarly and complex." --Library Journal "An excellent work, clear and solidly documented by Joseph Dan on Gershom Scholem and on his work." --Notes Bibliographiques "An excellent guide to Scholem's work." --Christian Century

"An excellent overview of the history of Jewish mysticism from its early beginnings to contemporary Hasidism...scholarly and complex."
Library Journal
"An excellent work, clear and solidly documented by Joseph Dan on Gershom Scholem and on his work."
Notes Bibliographiques
"An excellent guide to Scholem's work."
Christian Century

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Product details

ISBN
9780814718124
Published
1988-10-01
Publisher
New York University Press
Weight
399 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
340

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Biographical note

Joseph Dan, Gershom Scholem Professor of Kabbalah at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, is author of The Teachigns of Hasidism and coeditor of Studies in Jewish Mysticism.