A Guide to the Zohar - (Zohar: Pritzker Edition) by Arthur Green (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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. This illuminating study unravels the historical and intellectual origins of this rich text, and provides an excellent introduction to its themes, complex symbolism, narrative structure, and language.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p/>Please see the Zohar Home Page for ancillary materials, including the publication schedule, press release, Aramaic text, questions, and answers.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"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<br>..".[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<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>...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.--<i>Times Literary Supplement</i><br><br>...[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.--<i>The Forward</i><br><br>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.--<i>Tikkun</i><br><br>This is now the best introduction to the <i>Zohar</i> in English...--<i>CHOICE</i><br><br>This work can stand on its own as an excellent introduction to the <i>Zohar</i>, 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.--<i>Religious Studies Review</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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.
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