Home›Sources›Major Trends in Jewish MysticismSourcesMajor Trends in Jewish MysticismCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/major-trends-in-jewish-mysticism.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/major-trends-in-jewish-mysticismCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-major-trends-in-jewish-mysticism, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/major-trends-in-jewish-mysticism}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXGershom Scholem's foundational academic survey of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism, published by Schocken Books, widely regarded as the work that established the modern scholarly study of the subject. Scholem's standing as the founding historian of the field places this at this atlas's top tier. It is a strong source for the historical development of Jewish mystical movements and texts. First published in the middle of the twentieth century, later scholarship has revised some of Scholem's specific conclusions, so a claim resting on the current state of Kabbalah scholarship may need a more recent study to stand alongside it.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (1,148 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedGershom ScholemPublisherWell-attestedSchocken BooksPublication YearWell-attested1961URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/majortrendsinjew0000scho_j8g9Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The standard academic survey of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism, written by the scholar generally credited with founding its modern academic study.NotesWell-attestedStandard academic survey of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism.Claims Backed By This Source (1,148 claims)This source backs 1,148 claims across the atlas. As facts: 786 well-attested, 61 scholarly debate, 6 open question. As cited relationships: 80 holds, 3 connected. Plus 212 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicShem Angels, 288 claims: 216 well-attested, 72 general references.Sephiroth, 163 claims: 133 well-attested, 20 holds, 10 general references.Tree of Life Paths, 132 claims: 88 well-attested, 22 holds, 22 general references.Articles, 83 claims: 83 well-attested.Alphabet Letters, 81 claims: 54 scholarly debate, 27 general references.Esoteric Texts, 55 claims: 42 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate, 1 open question, 2 holds, 5 general references.Parts of the Soul, 54 claims: 41 well-attested, 5 holds, 3 connected, 5 general references.Doctrines, 43 claims: 30 well-attested, 4 holds, 9 general references.Numbers, 39 claims: 18 well-attested, 3 holds, 18 general references.Historical Figures, 36 claims: 22 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 5 open question, 1 holds, 6 general references.Four Worlds, 35 claims: 28 well-attested, 3 holds, 4 general references.Open Questions, 30 claims: 23 well-attested, 3 holds, 4 general references.Categories, 23 claims: 19 well-attested, 4 general references.Qliphoth, 20 claims: 10 well-attested, 10 general references.Disciplines, 16 claims: 7 well-attested, 8 holds, 1 general references.Practices, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Subtle Energies, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.Metaphysical Positions, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Sacred Sites, 5 claims: 2 holds, 3 general references.Cultures, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Mythical Creatures, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Realms, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Scriptures & Texts, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Subcategories, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Archangels, 1 claims: 1 general references.Cities, 1 claims: 1 general references.Holidays & Festivals, 1 claims: 1 general references.Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 1 claims: 1 general references.Religious Roles & Titles, 1 claims: 1 holds.Well-attested786ArticlesA Commentary on the Torah, in Invented AramaicA Doctrine Its Own Tradition Debates How Literally to TakeA Kabbalistic Rite for a Revival MovementA Name Placed at the Front of the BahirAn 'Ancient' Book That Appears in Twelfth-Century ProvenceAn Authorship the Pilgrims Do Not Need SettledAscending to the Chariot ThroneClinging to GodCondemned by Maimonides, Defended by Later MysticsDe Leon's Widow, and What the Authorship Argument Rests OnFounding the Academic Study of KabbalahFour Ways of Reading, and an OrchardFrom Kabbalah to HasidismFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Lurianic Doctrine to the Modern ListFrom Safed Case Records to the World's StagesHasidism, the Yeshiva World and Ashkenazi PietyHow the Zohar Came to Be HisInterrogating the Clinging SpiritMaking Room for Something Other Than GodMetatron, and How His Name ArrivedNegative Theology Before the KabbalistsNeither Sephardic nor Quite AshkenaziNeshamah, the Higher SoulRuach, the SpiritScholem's Reading, and the Gnostic ComparisonSeven Palaces, Guarded by Angels, on the Way to the ThroneSoul or Force: A Deliberately Blurred CategoryThe Books He SignedThe Dybbuk: Gilgul Gone Wrong, on Stage and in TestimonyThe First Book to Draw the TreeThe Infinite, of Which Nothing Can Be SaidThe Little the Mishnah RecordsThe Measurements of a Body Too Vast to PictureThe Path of Aleph: Kether to ChokmahThe Path of Ayin: Tiphareth to HodThe Path of Beth: Kether to BinahThe Path of Cheth: Binah to GeburahThe Path of Daleth: Chokmah to BinahThe Path of Gimel: Kether to TipharethThe Path of Heh: Chokmah to TipharethThe Path of Kaph: Chesed to NetzachShowing 1 to 50 of 255 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate61Alphabet LettersAleph אAyin עBeth בCheth חDaleth דFinal Kaph ךFinal Mem םFinal Nun ןFinal Peh ףFinal Tzaddi ץGimel גHeh הKaph כLamed לMem מNun נPeh פQoph קResh רSamekh סShin שTav תTeth טTzaddi צVav וYod יZayin זEsoteric TextsHekhalot RabbatiSefer Yetzirah (Book of Formation)Shiur QomahHistorical FiguresMoses de LeonOpen question6Esoteric TextsThe Bahir (Book of Illumination)Historical FiguresNehunya ben HaKanahShimon bar YochaiHolds80CulturesAshkenazi JewsDisciplinesKabbalahDoctrinesDevekutPaRDeSTorah min HaShamayimEsoteric TextsThe Zohar (Book of Splendor)Four WorldsAssiahBriahYetzirahHistorical FiguresIsaac LuriaMetaphysical PositionsTzimtzumMythical CreaturesGolemNumbers102232Open QuestionsWhen did Nehunya ben HaKanah die?When was Nehunya ben HaKanah born?When was Shimon bar Yochai born, and when did he die?Parts of the SoulChiahNepheshNeshamahRuachYechidahReligious Roles & TitlesTzadikSacred SitesMeronThe AltneuschulScriptures & TextsTanakhSephirothBeautyCrownFoundationKingdomMercySeveritySplendorUnderstandingVictoryWisdomSubtle EnergiesNefesh, Ruach and NeshamahTree of Life PathsPath 11Path 12Path 13Path 14Path 15Path 16Path 17Path 18Path 19Path 20Path 21Path 22Showing 1 to 50 of 60 entities carrying this claim. NextConnected3Parts of the SoulNepheshNeshamahRuachGeneral References212Alphabet LettersAleph אAyin עBeth בCheth חDaleth דFinal Kaph ךFinal Mem םFinal Nun ןFinal Peh ףFinal Tzaddi ץGimel גHeh הKaph כLamed לMem מNun נPeh פQoph קResh רSamekh סShin שTav תTeth טTzaddi צVav וYod יZayin זArchangelsMetatronCategoriesFour WorldsParts of the SoulQliphothSephirothCitiesAcreCulturesAshkenazi JewsDisciplinesKabbalahDoctrinesDevekutEin SofGilgulMerkavah MysticismPaRDeSShekhinahShevirat HaKelimTorah min HaShamayimTzimtzumEsoteric TextsHekhalot RabbatiSefer Yetzirah (Book of Formation)Shiur QomahThe Bahir (Book of Illumination)The Zohar (Book of Splendor)Four WorldsAssiahShowing 1 to 50 of 212 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? 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