Gershom Scholem : the man and his work / / edited by Paul Mendes-Flohr

• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press; Jerusalem, : Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, c1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 296/.092 B
• Soggetto topico: Jewish scholars - Israel - Biography; Mysticism - Judaism - Historiography
• Altri autori: ScholemGershom Gerhard <1897-1982.> Mendes-FlohrPaul R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Table of Contents""; ""ABBREVIATIONS OF WORKS BY GERSHOM SCHOLEM""; ""Content""; ""INTRODUCTORY ESSAY: THE SPIRITUAL QUEST OF THE PHILOLOGIST""; ""GERSHOM SCHOLEM AND JUDAIC STUDIES""; ""GERSHOM SCHOLEM'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF THE ZOHAR""; ""GERSHOM SCHOLEM ON PANTHEISM IN THE KABBALA""; ""GERSHOM SCHOLEM AND JEWISH MESSIANISM""; ""GERSHOM SCHOLEM'S INTERPRETATION OF HASIDISMAS AN EXPRESSION OF HIS IDEALISM""; ""GERSHOM SCHOLEM'S CONCEPTION OF JEWISH NATIONALISM"" ; ""GERSHOM SCHOLEM AS BIBLIOPHILE""""Back Matter""; ""Back Cover""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Gershom Scholem
• ISBN: 9781438412801; 1438412800
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910967006403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY Series in Judaica : Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion