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In his opus magnum Scholem reconstructs a biography that had a unique impact on the history of Judaism. The history of the Jewish faith, of mysticism and Kabbala, thousands of years old, form the background in front of which the story of Sabbatai Zevi (1626 – 1676) unfolds.
Sabbatai Zevi is the first seminal study of heresy, of seceding from Judaism. Scholem dates the beginnig of modern Jewish history to Sabbatianism. The history of Sabbatianism, however, has been...In his opus magnum Scholem reconstructs a biography that had a unique impact on the history of Judaism. The history of the Jewish faith, of mysticism and Kabbala, thousands of years old, form the background in front of which the story of Sabbatai Zevi (1626 – 1676) unfolds.
Sabbatai Zevi is the first seminal study of heresy, of seceding from Judaism. Scholem dates the beginnig of modern Jewish history to Sabbatianism. The history of Sabbatianism, however, has been overshadowed by official Jewish historiography for centuries. Scholem’s book closes a big historical gap. Beyond that, it is a standard work of theology, since, in this study, Scholem compares basic concepts of Judaism and Christianity while at the same time highlighting their differences.Persons
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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Poetica
Gershom Scholem’s name goes beyond the frontiers of Jewish Studies into the history of Jewish mysticism and Messianic Judaism. It is less well known that during his lifetime Scholem was intensely involved with poetry and translation as well as with philological questions on the theory of language. This edition shows the literary side of the famous academic. It provides a comprehensive and...
Correspondence 1939 - 1969
»I really like him and we find that we have an awful lot to say to each other« Gershom Scholem wrote to Walter Benjamin in 1938. With »he« Scholem meant Theodor W. Adorno, the man whom...
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Correspondence – 1939-1964
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»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
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Judaica VI
Judaica V
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...
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From Berlin to Jerusalem
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Walter Benjamin – The Story of a Friendship
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Judaica III
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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...
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Alchemy and Kabbalah
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