Judaica IV
France (Éditions du Cerf), Italy (selection; Giuntina), Sweden (selection; Faethon)
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Among Gershom Scholem’s works, the three volumes of the Judaica probably achieved the widest circulation. The publication of a fourth volume, which Scholem planned, was prevented by his death in February 1982; it was published posthumously.
Scholem, who devoted most of his work to the development of an almost forgotten field of research, Jewish mysticism, always saw his historical and philological investigations in the context of »the movement directed towards...
Among Gershom Scholem’s works, the three volumes of the Judaica probably achieved the widest circulation. The publication of a fourth volume, which Scholem planned, was prevented by his death in February 1982; it was published posthumously.
Scholem, who devoted most of his work to the development of an almost forgotten field of research, Jewish mysticism, always saw his historical and philological investigations in the context of »the movement directed towards the rebirth of the Jewish people as a living whole, which also made possible a new perspective on Jewish history«. The present volume is another testament to this endeavour; it contains essays and lectures on Kabbala as well as texts concerned with contemporary questions of Jewish life.
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Gershom Scholem
Gershom Scholem, 1897 – 1982, established a new strand of research with his work: the academic exploration of Jewish mysticism that opened up a new understanding of Jewish history. His work has been translated into 40 languages. His correspondences with Walter Benjamin and Hannah Arendt are legendary.
Gershom Scholem, 1897 – 1982, established a new strand of research with his work: the academic exploration of Jewish mysticism that opened...
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Correspondence – 1939-1964
English world rights (Chicago UP), Spanish world rights (Trotta), Chinese simplex rights (Shanghai Sanhui Publishing House), France (Seuil), Japan (Iwanami Shoten), Czech Republic (Filosofia), Israel (Babel)
»There is a Secret in the World«
How did Gershom Scholem, the great scholar and researcher of Jewish mysticism, assess Judaism’s chances of survival in a secularised world? The two texts in this volume shed light on this...
Diaries, Essays and Sketches Until 1923
English world rights (for the selection »On Eduard Mörike's Nolten the Painter« / »On Rainer Maria Rilke's The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge«; Bamberger Books), France (Editions Rue D’Ulm)
Judaica V
Correspondence 1933-1940
The correspondence between Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem spans from March 1933 to February 1940. The letters document the last period in Benjamin’s life: the problems of material existence,...
English world rights (Schocken Books), Spanish world rights (Trotta), Chinese simplex rights (Shanghai Sanhui), France (L'Éclat), Italy (Adelphi)
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On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead
»In the Zohar and other writings of the Kabbalah, Jewish mystics developed concepts and symbols to help them penetrate secrets of the cosmos that cannot be understood through reason or...
English world rights (Schocken Books), France (Éditions du Cerf)
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From Berlin to Jerusalem
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Walter Benjamin – The Story of a Friendship
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On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism
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On A Few Basic Concepts of Judaism
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Judaica I
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Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism
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The Secrets of Creation
The Book of Zohar, literally the »Book of Splendor«, is one of the most mysterious books of Jewish faith and thought. Its origin in 13th-century Spain is not clearly established; over...
English world rights (Schocken Books), Italy (Adelphi)
Alchemy and Kabbalah
Italy (Studio Editoriale)
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