The Father of Jewish Mysticism: The Writing of Gershom Scholem

The Father of Jewish Mysticism offers an incisive look at the early life and writings of Gershom Scholem (1897-1982), the father of modern Jewish mysticism and a major 20th-century Jewish intellectual.

Daniel Weidner offers the first full-length study, published in English, of Scholem's thought. Scholem, a historian ofthe Kabbalah and sharp critic of Jewish assimilation, played a major role in the study and popularization of Jewish mysticism.

Through his work on the Kabbalah, Scholem turned the closed world of mystical texts into a force for Jewish identity. Skillfully drawing on Scholem's early diaries and writings, The Father of Jewish Mysticism introduces a young, soon-to-be legendary intellectual in search of himself and Judaism.

Author: Daniel Weidner
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 10/04/2022
Series: New Jewish Philosophy and Thought
Pages: 250
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780253062079