"Moshe Halbertal's book will be a revelation to anyone interested
in religious, philosophical, psychological, or political
concealment. It has wide implications for the political craving for
transparency, and dazzling insights into depth psychology (such as
Freud's) and esoteric tendencies in philosophy (such as
Wittgenstein's). The book manifests not only immense learning and
virtuosity in reading Jewish texts but also genuine
wisdom."--Avishai Margalit, Institute for Advanced Study
"Halbertal's virtuosic exploration of a major dimension of
medieval Jewish thought opens new vistas in Jewish philosophy and
mysticism."--Moshe Idel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"This is the most conceptually penetrating book that I can
imagine on concealment and revelation in premodern Jewish thought.
An original foray into a subject that has not been well developed,
it has the makings of a classic. In particular, the essay on
esotericism is rich and substantial. There can be no question of
the book's brilliance."--Noah Feldman, author of "Divided by
God"
"Original, consistently interesting, and thought-provoking. This
book exhibits the author's knack for synthesizing complicated
technical material with clarity and verve, and making it accessible
to both scholars in adjacent fields and to general
readers."--Bernard Septimus, Harvard University
"This book's taxonomy of esoteric knowledge and attempt to
establish its importance both as a thing in itself and as an object
of study are absolutely fascinating and indeed captivating. The
book made an important aspect of medieval Jewish intellectual and
spiritual life much less forbidding to me than it had been before,
and it should make similarbodies of esoteric knowledge and esoteric
movements--like late antique gnosticism and late medieval Christian
mysticism--more approachable also."--William Chester Jordan,
Princeton University
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