Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Green, A Guide to the Zohar (De Gruyter)

NEW BOOK FROM DE GRUYTER:
A Guide to the Zohar

Arthur Green

In the series The Zohar: Pritzker Edition
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804782913

eBook (€82.95/£75.00/$95.00)
Published: April 21, 2022
ISBN: 9780804782913

About this book

The Zohar is the great medieval compendium of Jewish esoteric and mystical teaching, and the basis of the kabbalistic faith. It is, however, a notoriously difficult text, full of hidden codes, concealed meanings, obscure symbols, and ecstatic expression. This illuminating study, based upon the last several decades of modern Zohar scholarship, unravels the historical and intellectual origins of this rich text and provides an excellent introduction to its themes, complex symbolism, narrative structure, and language. A Guide to the Zohar is thus an invaluable companion to the Zohar itself, as well as a useful resource for scholars and students interested in mystical literature, particularly that of the west, from the Middle Ages to the present.

Cross-file under Zohar Watch. For many PaleoJudaica posts on the Zohar, see here and here and follow the links.

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