In 1918 in bern he met elsa burchkardt who became his first wife. He vividly conjures scholems upbringing in berlin, and compellingly brings to life scholems transformative friendship. The life and work of gershom scholem present diverse biographical aspects and the scholarly. The book of splendor basic readings from the kabbalah by gershom scholem available from rakuten kobo. Scholem received 1922 his doctorate for a dissertation on the earliest extant kabbalistic work, sefer habahir c.
Buy gershom scholem ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. In stranger in a strange land, prochnik revisits the life and work of gershom scholem. Memories of my youth by gershom scholem paul dry books. An excellent overview of the history of jewish mysticism from its early beginnings to contemporary hasidism. The collection includes some 35,000 items relating to the field of kabbalah. His interest in judaica was opposed by his father, but his mother intervened and he was allowed to study hebrew and the talmud with an orthodox rabbi. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Gershom scholem ebooks epub and pdf format gershom scholem ebooks. Scholems treatment is complex and stylistically brilliant as he systemically analyzes the history and intellectual background of these critical ideas. He studied at the universities of berlin, jena, bern, and munich. Germanborn gerhard gershom scholem 18971982, the preeminent scholar of jewish mysticism, delved into the historical analysis of kabbalistic literature from late antiquity to the twentieth century. A work widely esteemed as his magnum opus, sabbatai. Gershom scholem 18971982 was a towering scholar of jewish mysticism. Prochnik is the author of several books, most recently the impossible exile.
Secrets of gershom scholems library in jerusalem the. Gershom scholem is currently considered a single author. Through a lifetime of passionate scholarship, gershom scholem 18971982 uncovered the domains of tradition hidden under the debris of centuries and made the history of jewish mysticism and messianism comprehensible and relevant to current jewish thought. Among his most important works are major trends in jewish mysticism, the messianic idea in judaism, on the kabbalah and its symbolis. See more ideas about my youth, memories and berlin. Major trends in jewish mysticism ebook written by gershom scholem. Pioneering the study of jewish mysticism as a legitimate academic discipline, he overturned the rationalist bias of his predecessors and revealed an extraordinary world of myth and messianism. Origins of the kabbalah princeton university press.
Gershom scholem from berlin to jerusalem and back noam zadoff the tauber institute series for the study of european jewry brandeis 2017 344 pp. In the early part of the twentieth century, gershom scholem 18971982 founded the academic discipline of the study of jewish mysticism. David biale is the emanuel ringelblum distinguished professor of jewish history at the university of california, davis. He was professor of jewish mysticism at hebrew university of jerusalem. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Click download or read online button to get by gershom scholem book now. Gershom scholem was a professor of jewish mysticism at the hebrew university in jerusalem until his death in 1982. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the.
Editions of major trends in jewish mysticism by gershom. David biale a new biography of the seminal twentiethcentury historian and thinker who pioneered the study of jewish mysticism and profoundly influenced the zionist movement gershom scholem 18971982 was. The basis of the scholem library is gershom scholems personal collection, mostly centering on jewish mysticism, magic, and philosophy, but including a great deal else in jewish studies for example, a. Stranger in a strange land multnomah county library. Illumined in this fascinating work are the centuries of efforts by kabbalists to discover the secrets of god and the universe through the symbols of the physical world and the mysteries of language a mammoth search set against a background of jewish life in spain, poland, germany and the rest of europe. Alchemy and kabbalah kindle edition by gershom scholem, klaus. Gershom scholem 18971982 was a germanborn israeli philosopher and historian. Most books that i need, however, are in the judaica reading room or the scholem library. By gershom scholem download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. December 5, 1897 february 21, 1982, was a germanborn israeli philosopher and historian.
George prochnik aims to change this with his book stranger in a strange land. If anyone could manage to give a clear exposition of the main ideas of kabbalism, that person is gershom scholem. Major trends in jewish mysticism by gershom scholem. Joseph dan an excellent overview of the history of jewish mysticism from its early beginnings to contemporary hasidism. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Scholem vividly describes the spiritual and intellectual odyssey that drew himto a rigorous immersion in the texts of jewish tradition. Arthur green, professor of jewish thought, brandeis university 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 intellect.
He was the first professor of jewish mysticism at hebrew university of jerusalem. About on the mystical shape of the godhead a major contribution to our understanding of the kabbalah. These 50 titles including 2 brilliant picture books, the gothamites and hiznobyuti are all free of charge until may 20th. Gershom scholem from berlin to jerusalem and back zodml. The largest part, and the core of the collection, is the personal library of the late professor gershom scholem, including most of the books, articles and facsimile manuscripts that were in his possession his correspondence was forwarded to the scholem archive in the. Secrets of gershom scholems library in jerusalem the forward. In 1923, he immigrated to palestine, where he devoted the rest of his life to the study of the jewish mystical tradition and the kabbala. Gershom scholem stands out among modern thinkers for the richness and power of his historical imagination. The correspondence of hannah arendt and gershom scholem. Kobo see indiebounds list of independent booksellers selling ebooks. In 1923, he immigrated to palestine, where he devoted the rest of. Gershom scholem and the mystical dimension of jewish history modern jewish masters book 4 kindle edition by dan, joseph.
More kindle book deals kindle singles newsstand manage content and devices advanced search kindle store. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read major trends in jewish mysticism. Library of congress cataloging in publication data scholem, gershom gerhard, 18971982 origins of the kabbalah. In so doing, he not only broke new scholarly ground.
Gershom scholem primary author only author division. Taking his lead from his subject, gershom scholemthe 20th century thinker who cracked open jewish theology and history with a radical reading of kabbalahprochnik combines biography and memoir to counter our contemporary political crisis with an original and urgent reimagining of the future of israel. He published over 40 books and nearly 700 articles, and was part. There were times, while reading this book, that i was swimming i. Stefan zweig at the end of the world, which won the national jewish book award in 2014. Marie louise knott is a journalist, translator, and writer, and the author of two books on arendt, including unlearning with hannah arendt.
His close friends included walter benjamin and leo strauss, and selected letters. On the mystical shape of the godhead by gershom scholem. Library journal an excellent work, clear and solidly. Gershom scholem ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. In this paperback edition of his definitive book on scholems work, david biale has shortened and rearranged his study for the benefit of.
The gershom scholem library, also known as the gershom scholem collection, is a reading library specializing in the fields of kabbalah, hasidism and jewish. Cincinnati scholem visited libraries that contained hebrew manuscripts and. If you have ever wanted to visit the private library of a major intellectual, the place to be is jerusalem, where gershom scholems personal library along with the desk he wrote on lives. Gershom scholem and the mystical dimension of jewish history. Scholem first saw him in the public library of the berlin jewish community. Gershom scholem 18971982 was born in berlin and educated at the universities of berlin, jena, bern, and munich. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gershom scholem and the mystical dimension of jewish history modern jewish masters book 4. Gershom scholem and the mystical dimension of jewish. In stranger in a strange land, prochnik revisits the life and work of gershom scholem, whose once prominent reputation, as a freudlike interpreter of the inner world of the cosmos, has been in eclipse in the united states. Gershom scholem and the mystical dimension of jewish history on. Gershom scholem 18971982 was perhaps the foremost jewish intellectual of the twentieth century. 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 scholems work.
His writings traverse jewish historiography, zionism, the phenomenology of mystical religion, and. He studied mathematics, philosophy, and hebrew at the university of berlin. Hannah arendt 190575 was a germanborn american philosopher and political theorist. Gershom scholem 18971982 was ostensibly a scholar of jewish mysticism, yet he occupies a powerful role in todays intellectual imagination, having influential contact with an extraordinary cast of thinkers, including hans jonas, martin buber, walter benjamin, hannah arendt, and theodor adorno. Gershom scholem author gershom scholem was a professor of jewish mysticism at the hebrew university in jerusalem until his death in 1982. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern, academic study of kabbalah.
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