Zohar The Book Of Splendor

Download or read book Zohar: The Book of Splendor written by Gershom Scholem and published by Schocken. This book was released on 1995-02-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the great masterpieces of Western religious thought—culled by the greatest authority on Jewish mysticism. The Zohar represents an attempt to uncover hidden meanings behind the world of appearances. It is the central work in the literature of the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition. This volume of selected passages from the Zohar offers a sampling of its unique vision of the esoteric wonders of creation; the life and destiny of the soul; the confluence of physical and divine love; suffering and death; exile and redemption.