Mysticism & Kabbalah - Judaism, Occultism

Alchemy and Kabblah

Name: Alchemy and Kabblah
Author: Gershom Gerhard Scholem
ISBN: 9780882145662

by Gershom Gerhard Scholem, Klaus Ottmann

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Overview

A classic text on alchemy by the leading scholar of Jewish mysticism, Gershom Scholem, is presented here for the first time in English translation. Scholem looks critically at the century-old connections between alchemy, the Jewish Kabbalah; its Christianized varieties, such as the gold- and rosicrucian mysticisms, and the myth-based psychology of C. G. Jung, and uncovers forgotten alchemical roots of embedded in the Kabbalah.

Synopsis

A groundbreaking study on alchemy by the leading scholar of Jewish mysticism is presented here for the first time in English translation. Scholem looks critically at the transition of the Jewish Kabbalah to its Christianized forms, such as the gold and rosicrucian mysticisms, and uncovers forgotten alchemical roots embedded in the Kabbalah.

About the Author, Gershom Gerhard Scholem

Gershom Scholem (1897–1982) was a noted authority on Jewish mysticism. His scholarly achievements were enormous in the field of Jewish mysticism. No other contemporary writer equaled him in breadth of knowledge, depth of perception, and power of synthesis. Among his numerous publications were Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism (1941), Jewish Gnosticism, Merkabah Mysticism, and the Talmudic Tradition (1960), The Messianic Idea in Judaism (trans. 1971), Sabbatai Zevi, the Mystical Messiah (1973), and Kabbalah (1974).

Klaus Ottmann is a philosopher, writer, and curator based in New York. He has written numerous essays on art, design, and philosophy, and is the author of The Genius Decision: The Extraordinary and the Postmodern Condition; The Essential™ Michelangelo; The Essential™ Mark Rothko; Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective; and James Lee Byars: Life, Love, and Death. He is the curator of the sixth SITE Santa Fe international biennial, which takes place between July and December 2006.