Gershom Gerhard Scholem, Allan Arkush, Origins Of The Kabbalah.pdf

ORIGINS OF THE KABBALAH

edited by

R. J. ZWI WERBLOWSKY

translated from the German by

ALLAN ARKUSH

THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

ORIGINS

KABBALAH

GERSHOM SCHOLEM

OF THE

Originally published in German under the title Ursprung und Anfänge der

Kabbala

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Scholem, Gershom Gerhard, 1897-1982

Origins of the Kabbalah.

Translation of: Ursprung und Anfange der Kabbala.

Bibliography: p.

Includes index.

1. Cabala—History. 2. Sefer ha-bahir. I. Werblowsky, R. J. Zwi

(Raphael Jehudah Zwi), 1924- . II. Title.

BM526.S363513 1987 296.1'6 86-7381

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