Gershom Scholem
Gershom Scholem | |
|---|---|
| גרשום שלום | |
Scholem, 1935 | |
| Born | Gerhard Scholem 5 December 1897 |
| Died | 21 February 1982 (aged 84) |
| Spouse | Fania Freud Scholem |
| Awards | Israel Prize Bialik Prize |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Frederick William University |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | German philosophy Jewish philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy Kabbalah Wissenschaft des Judentums |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Main interests | Philosophy of religion Philosophy of history Mysticism Messianism |
| Notable works | Sabbatai Zevi, the Mystical Messiah Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism |
Gershom Scholem (Hebrew: גֵרְשׁׂם שָׁלוֹם; 5 December 1897 – 21 February 1982) was an Israeli philosopher and historian. Widely regarded as the founder of modern academic study of the Kabbalah, Scholem was appointed the first professor of Jewish mysticism at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.