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• catalog abstract ""Perhaps the greatest scholar of Jewish mysticism in the twentieth century, Gershom Scholem (1897-1982) once said of himself, "I have no biography, only a bibliography." Yet, in thousands of letters written over his lifetime, Scholem's biography does unfold, inscribing a life that epitomized the intellectual ferment and political drama of an era. This selection of the best and most representative letters - drawn from the three-volume German edition - gives readers an intimate view of this remarkable man, from his troubled family life in Germany to his emergence as one of the leading lights of Israel during its founding and formative years." "In the letters, we witness the travails and vicissitudes of the Scholem family, a drama in which Gershom is banished by his father for his anti-kaiser Zionist sentiments; his antiwar, socialist brother is hounded and murdered by the Nazis; and his mother and remaining brothers are forced to emigrate. We see Scholem's friendships with some of the most intriguing intellectuals of the twentieth century - Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno - blossom and, on occasion, wither. And we learn firsthand about his Zionist commitment and his scholarly career, from his move to Palestine in the 1920s to his work as Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University. Over the course of seven decades that comprised the most significant events of the twentieth century, these letters reveal how Scholem's scholarship is informed by the experiences he so eloquently described."--Jacket.".
• catalog alternative "Correspondence. Selections. English".
• catalog alternative "Gershom Scholem".
• catalog alternative "Gershom Scholem, a life in letters, 1914-1982".
• catalog contributor b12268663.
• catalog contributor b12268664.
• catalog created "2002.".
• catalog date "2002".
• catalog date "2002.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
• catalog description ""Perhaps the greatest scholar of Jewish mysticism in the twentieth century, Gershom Scholem (1897-1982) once said of himself, "I have no biography, only a bibliography." Yet, in thousands of letters written over his lifetime, Scholem's biography does unfold, inscribing a life that epitomized the intellectual ferment and political drama of an era. This selection of the best and most representative letters - drawn from the three-volume German edition - gives readers an intimate view of this remarkable man, from his troubled family life in Germany to his emergence as one of the leading lights of Israel during its founding and formative years." "In the letters, we witness the travails and vicissitudes of the Scholem family, a drama in which Gershom is banished by his father for his anti-kaiser Zionist sentiments; his antiwar, socialist brother is hounded and murdered by the Nazis; and his mother and remaining brothers are forced to emigrate. We see Scholem's friendships with some of the most intriguing intellectuals of the twentieth century - Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno - blossom and, on occasion, wither. And we learn firsthand about his Zionist commitment and his scholarly career, from his move to Palestine in the 1920s to his work as Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University. Over the course of seven decades that comprised the most significant events of the twentieth century, these letters reveal how Scholem's scholarship is informed by the experiences he so eloquently described."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [533]-534) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction -- 1 -- I.A Jewish Zarathustra, 1914-1918 -- 5 -- II. Unlocking the Gates, 1919-1932 -- 85 -- III. Redemption through Sin, 1933-1947 -- 205 -- IV. Master Magician Emeritus, 1948-1982 -- 343 -- Notes -- 499 -- Selected Bibliography -- 533 -- Chronology -- 535 -- Index -- 539.".
• catalog extent "vii, 547 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0674006429".
• catalog issued "2002".
• catalog issued "2002.".
• catalog language "eng ger".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
• catalog subject "296/.092 B 21".
• catalog subject "BM755.S295 A4 2002".
• catalog subject "Jewish scholars Correspondence.".
• catalog subject "Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982 Correspondence.".
• catalog subject "Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982. Correspondence.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- 1 -- I.A Jewish Zarathustra, 1914-1918 -- 5 -- II. Unlocking the Gates, 1919-1932 -- 85 -- III. Redemption through Sin, 1933-1947 -- 205 -- IV. Master Magician Emeritus, 1948-1982 -- 343 -- Notes -- 499 -- Selected Bibliography -- 533 -- Chronology -- 535 -- Index -- 539.".
• catalog title "A life in letters, 1914-1982 / Gershom Scholem ; edited and translated by Anthony David Skinner.".
• catalog title "Correspondence. Selections. English".
• catalog title "Gershom Scholem".
• catalog title "Gershom Scholem, a life in letters, 1914-1982".
• catalog type "Briefsammlung 1914-1982. swd".
• catalog type "Records and correspondence. fast".
• catalog type "text".