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Gershom Scholem

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Born: December 04 1897

Died: 2020 02 19821982

Gerhard Scholem who, after his immigration from Germany to Israel, changed his name to Gershom Scholem , was a German-born Israeli philosopher and historian. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern, academic study of Kabbalah, becoming the first Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His close friends included Walter Benjamin and Leo Strauss, and selected letters from his correspondence with those philosophers have been published.

Scholem is best known for his collection of lectures, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism and for his biography Sabbatai Zevi, the Mystical Messiah . His collected speeches and essays, published as On Kabbalah and its Symbolism , helped to spread knowledge of Jewish mysticism among non-Jews.

Gershom Scholem

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Born: December 04 1897

Died: 2020 02 19821982

Gerhard Scholem who, after his immigration from Germany to Israel, changed his name to Gershom Scholem , was a German-born Israeli philosopher and historian. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern, academic study of Kabbalah, becoming the first Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His close friends included Walter Benjamin and Leo Strauss, and selected letters from his correspondence with those philosophers have been published.

Scholem is best known for his collection of lectures, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism and for his biography Sabbatai Zevi, the Mystical Messiah . His collected speeches and essays, published as On Kabbalah and its Symbolism , helped to spread knowledge of Jewish mysticism among non-Jews.

Books from Gershom Scholem

On the Kabbalah and its Symbolism

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Sabbatai Sevi: The Mystical Messiah, 1626-1676

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The Messianic Idea in Judaism: And Other Essays on Jewish Spirituality

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Origins of the Kabbalah

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The Correspondence of Walter Benjamin 1910-1940

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From Berlin to Jerusalem: Memories of My Youth

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Δύο επιστολές για τη ρηχότητα του κακού

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Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism

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Walter Benjamin: The Story of a Friendship (New York Review Books Classics)

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Walter Benjamin e il suo angelo

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I segreti della Creazione

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La stella di David. Storia di un simbolo

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The Fullness of Time: Poems by Gershom Scholem

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Le tre vite di Moses Dobrushka

On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah (Mysticism & Kabbalah)

Passagearbetet: Band II

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On Jews and Judaism in Crisis: Selected Essays

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Color Symbolism: The Eranos Lectures

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Il sentimento del colore

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