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A Life in Letters, 1914-1982 by Gershom Gerhard Scholem; Anthony David Skinner is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>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, his 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 3000 page German edition--gives readers an intimate view of this remarkable man,
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gershom Gerhard Scholem; Anthony David Skinner
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674006423
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Judaism, Memoir, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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