Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism

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Title

Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism

Creator

Gershom H. Scholem

Format

456 pages ; 24 cm.

Table Of Contents

General characteristics of Jewish mysticism -- Merkabah mysticism and Jewish Gnosticism -- Hasidism in mediaeval Germany -- Abraham Abulafia and the doctrine of prophetic Kabbalism -- The Zohar I : the book and its author -- The Zohar II : the theosophic doctrine of the Zohar -- Isaac Luria and his school -- Sabbatianism and mystical heresy -- Hasidism : the latest phase.

Date Created

1954

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Citation

Gershom H. Scholem, “Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism,” Humanities Hub, accessed October 1, 2025, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/793.