Studies in the Zohar (S U N Y Series in Judaica)

By Yehuda Liebes

Book Overview

This book deals with the "Book of Splendor" (Sefer ha-Zohar), the greatest achievement of Kabbalah and one of the most influential sources of Western mysticism. This book offers a new interpretation of the Zohar, analyzing both its theoretical content and its historical context; it also brings the theory and the history together by indicating the personal and autobiographical elements in the Zohar's teachings. The author delves into the issues of the messianic elements of the Zohar, the way it was written, and its relationship to Christianity, Gnosticism, and Talmudic literature.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791411893
• ISBN13: 9780791411896
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher