The best-selling author of The Essential Kabbalah now offers readers the best introduction to the Zohar .
Guides readers step-by-step through the texts that make up the Zohar --midrash, mystical fantasy, commentary, and Hebrew scripture--and explains the inner meanings of this sacred text, recognized by kabbalists as the most important work of mystical teaching, in a way that is both spiritually enlightening and intellectually fascinating..
Ideal for the first-time reader with no prior knowledge of Jewish mysticism.
Matt brings together in one place the most important teachings from the Zohar , the cornerstone of Kabbalah--described as a mixture of theology, mystical psychology, anthropology, myth, and poetry--alongside facing-page stories, notes, and historical background that illuminate and explain the text.
But how can we truly understand it? Daniel C.
The splendor and enigmatic appeal of the Zohar , the major text of the Jewish mystical tradition, has never intrigued readers of all faiths more than it does today.
The best-selling author of The Essential Kabbalah now offers readers the best introduction to the Zohar
