The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism » (1st ed)

Daniel C. Matt has written many books and articles on Jewish spirituality, including Zohar:The Book of Enlightenment and God and the Big Bang. He is a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Center for Jewish Studies, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA.

An anthology of important, profound, and beautiful selections from the cabalistic texts, arranged and introduced by Daniel Chanan Matt, an authority on Jewish mysticism and author of Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment. This is an accessible but authoritative introduction to the history and significance of the kabbalah, ideal for readers just beginning to explore the subject.