The Holy Kabbalah: A Mystical Interpretation of the Scriptures - Softcover

Waite, Arthur Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806505222 ISBN 13: 9780806505220

Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp., 1998

Synopsis

Kabbalah is the "occult" and "secret" tradition in Judaism. One of the most ancient wisdoms, its origins go far back into the distant past.

The Holy Kabbalah is a fascinating introduction to this world of mystery. Arthur Edward Waite was one of the few persons in the modern era to write a sensible and penetrating study of Kabbalah. Contemporary of such occultists as Eliphas Levi, Mme. Blavatsky, and Annie Besant, Waite unraveled the history and traditions of what generations have whispered about as Hebrew witchcraft. The very term Kabbalah was enough to strike fear into the heart of an orthodox believer.

In his introduction Kenneth Rexroth writes: "Kabbalism is the great poem of Judaism, a tree of symbolic jewels showing forth the doctrine of the universe as the vesture of Deity, of the community as the embodiment of Deity, and of love as the acting of God in man. Nobody knew this better than A. E. Waite".

Edition details

• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806505222
• ISBN 13: 9780806505220
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 676