Zohar: Annotated and Explained (Skylight Illuminations)
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ForewordPrefaceIntroduction to the ZoharAbout the Translation and AnnotationNotes to the Introduction to the Zohar1The Essence of Torah32How to Look at Torah53The Creation of God114The Hidden Light155Adam's Sin196Male and Female217Openings258The Binding of Abraham and Isaac319Joseph's Dream3710Jacob's Garment of Days4511All of Israel Saw the Letters5512The Old Man and the Ravishing Maiden5913The Gift of Dwelling7314The Secret of Sabbath8315The Aroma of Infinity8716God, Israel, and Shekhinah9117The Wedding Celebration111Notes126Glossary130Suggested Readings133Index of Zohar Passages135About SkyLight Paths136
\ Publishers WeeklySkyLight Paths continues its Illuminations series with this edition of the Zohar, which series editor Andrew Harvey explains in his foreword is "the cornerstone of Kabbalah." This central text of Jewish mysticism is notoriously recondite and lends itself to multiple interpretations, making its study the life's work of many a Jewish scholar. More recently, individuals of other religious traditions (Exhibit A being Madonna) have begun to dabble in the Zohar, and this edition is particularly geared to them. It is based on short selections rather than the full text, and it offers wonderful facing-page explanations of key concepts and terms, so readers will not have to dig through endnotes looking for information. Matt, a former professor of Jewish mysticism at Berkeley and author of The Essential Kabbalah, doesn't "dumb down" the more abstruse passages of the Zohar, and he provides a very effective introduction that outlines its importance for the reader. (Sept.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.\ \
