Concealment and Revelation: Esotericism in Jewish Thought and its Philosophical Implications

During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, great new trends of Jewish thought emerged whose widely varied representatives—Kabbalists, philosophers, and astrologers—each claimed that their particular understanding revealed the actual secret of the Torah. They presented their own readings in a coded fashion that has come to be regarded by many as the very essence of esotericism. Concealment and Revelation takes us on a fascinating journey to the depths of the esoteric imagination. Carefully...