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| Jan 5, 2017 at 0:32 | history | edited | mroll | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 5, 2017 at 0:29 | comment | added | mroll | @shimonbM I didn't mean to say it's like a storybook. I just meant that the targeted crowd was much wider. From trying to learn both older Kabbalah and Zohar I can tell you that the Zohar is much more down to earth. Just as an example try learning Zohar with the pirush masuk bedevash. It's concise and clear with minimal commentary. Older Kabbalah needs a lot more introduction and explanation. I will edit my answer to be more clear. | |
| Jan 5, 2017 at 0:00 | comment | added | Shimon bM | I don't think this is true at all. Have you ever read any of the Zohar?? Without proper training it's extremely opaque. Even the writings of R' Hayim Vital (which explain the Zohar in accordance with the philosophy of the Arizal, and which allowed for its subsequent popularisation) are closed books to all but the initiated. Have a look at the introduction to Isaiah Tishby's 3-volume The Wisdom of the Zohar to get a sense as to just how much background knowledge is required. | |
| Jan 5, 2017 at 0:00 | comment | added | Double AA♦ | "to state it philosophically" Do you mean pedagogically? I don't know what you mean by philosophically. | |
| Jan 4, 2017 at 23:49 | history | answered | mroll | CC BY-SA 3.0 |