Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah By Gershom Scholem

Gershom Scholem selects passages from the Zohar to introduce a central work of Jewish mysticism. The readings consider creation, the soul, divine and human love, suffering, exile and redemption.

This compact anthology offers a sampling of Kabbalistic thought rather than the complete Zohar. Scholem serves as editor of the selections, not the original author of the religious text.