Reviews for Kabbalah: New Perspectives

The average rating for Kabbalah: New Perspectives based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-05-01 00:00:00 Mikefrazee Frazee This is an absolute classic that should be read by every student of Kabbalah. However, it should be read after studying Scholem's Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism. Idel's book is predicated on Scholem's. The main benefit in Idel's work is that he studies the experiential dimension of Kabbalah too. He is very interested in the actual practices that kabbalists used, not just their doctrines and myths and their history, which seemed to be the most interesting aspects to Scholem.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-07-15 00:00:00 Dominic Covey Moshe Idel has a very good critique of Sholem. Worth the read.