Gershom Scholem and the Mystical Dimension of Jewish History

Joseph Dan, Gershom Scholem Professor of Kabbalah at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, is author of The Teachigns of Hasidism and coeditor of Studies in Jewish Mysticism.

"An excellent overview of the history of Jewish mysticism from its early beginnings to contemporary Hasidism...scholarly and complex." --Library Journal "An excellent work, clear and solidly documented by Joseph Dan on Gershom Scholem and on his work." --Notes Bibliographiques "An excellent guide to Scholem's work." --Christian Century