{"product_id":"the-father-of-jewish-mysticism-the-writing-of-gershom-scholem-paperback-softback-9780253062086","title":"The Father of Jewish Mysticism; The Writing of Gershom Scholem (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253062086","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Father of Jewish Mysticism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Writing of Gershom Scholem\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Weidner (Author), Sage Anderson (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253062086\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 October 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.372 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a sophisticated, well-informed study of Scholem (1897–1982), who, as the book's title announces, is considered the father of Jewish mysticism. [It] is a valuable study of a remarkable personality and scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e - S. T. Katz, Boston University (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Father of Jewish Mysticism\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaniel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Father of Jewish Mysticism\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a young, soon-to-be legendary intellectual in search of himself and Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525493322008,"sku":"9780253062086","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-father-of-jewish-mysticism-the-writing-of-gershom-scholem-paperback-softback-9780253062086","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}