In this prizewinning new interpretation of Jewish mysticism, Moshe Idel emphasizes the need for a comparative and phenomenological approach to Kabbalah and its position in the history of religion. Idel provides fresh insights into the origins of Jewish mysticism, the relation between mystical and hi[...]

"A serene, lucid, and stylish essay in intellectual autobiography that at the same time commemorates a vanished world."--"The Times Literary Supplement""From Berlin to Jerusalem "portrays the dual dramas of the author's total break from his middle-class German Jewish family and his ever-increasing d[...]