The father of Jewish mysticism : the writing of Gershom Scholem / Daniel Weidner ; translated by Sage Anderson.
| Author/creator | Weidner, Daniel author. |
| Other author | Anderson, Sage translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022] |
| Description | xi, 234 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Gershom Scholem. English |
| Series | New Jewish philosophy and thought New Jewish philosophy and thought. ^A1325831 |
| Contents | Introduction: Intellectual history and writing : what it means to read Gershom Scholem -- Revolt and romanticism : a first language -- Confusion and polemics : taking a position -- Asceticism and silence : gaining authority -- Esoteric Zionism : politics and language -- Victory's despair : reality and crisis -- Looking back : rewriting the past -- Language and truth : first steps -- Lamentations : thinking language -- Tradition, teaching, doctrine : a Jewish form of truth -- Paradox : fragments of a system -- Prophecy and messianism : rethinking history -- Revelation : problematic foundations -- Philology : poetically spoken -- History of religion : a paradigm -- Myth and mysticism : fundamental concepts -- Gnosticism, misunderstanding, and symbolism : more operative terms? -- History of messianism : continuity and rupture? -- Explosion and historical test : the essential plot -- Jewish modernity : a test of the present -- Conclusion: Authority and silence. |
| Abstract | "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 thinker. Daniel Weidner offers the first full-length study, published in English, of Scholem thought. Scholem, a historian of Kabbalah and sharp critic of Jewish assimilation, played a major role in the study and popularization of Jewish mysticism. Through his work on 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Originally published in German as Gershom Scholem by Wilhelm Fink Verlag." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Weidner, Daniel. Gershom Scholem. English Father of Jewish mysticism Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022] 9780253062093 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2021059720 |
| ISBN | 9780253062086 |
| ISBN | 9780253062079 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0253062071 hardcover |
| ISBN | 025306208X paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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