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A Guide to the Zohar (The Zohar: Pritzker Edition)

A Guide to the Zohar (The Zohar: Pritzker Edition)

by Arthur Green (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 208
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 31 Dec 2003
ISBN 10: 0804749086
ISBN 13: 9780804749084

Media Reviews
This is more than a useful corrective for the pop-Kabbalah fantasies that have become fashionable among some spiritual seekers-it is also a serious aid to anyone seeking a serious encounter with Jewish spirituality. -- Tikkun
This is now the best introduction to the Zohar in English... -- CHOICE
...a succinct study that in distilling half a century's research, including Green's own, proves unflailingly lucid and illuminating: he is equally skillful at explicating ideas and at explaining their historical context. -- Times Literary Supplement
This work can stand on its own as an excellent introduction to the Zohar, the central text of the Jewish mystical tradition. It is highly recommended to anyone interested in Jewish mysticism and would make an excellent text for undergraduate courses. -- Religious Studies Review
...[Arthur Green's] 191-page introduction [to the Zohar] is so lucid and thorough that one almost does not notice how capably it has synthesized and presented the material. -- The Forward
Author Bio
Arthur Green is the Philip W. Lown Professor of Jewish Thought at Brandeis University. A historian of Judaism and also a theologian, Professor Green is the author of a number of works on Jewish mysticism and Jewish spirituality.