Light Is Sown

In a ground-breaking monograph-length examination of the medieval kabbalah, scholars Avishai Bar-Asher and Jeremy Phillip Brown examine the intellectual insights of Moses de León, presumed author of the Zohar. Through cutting-edge research and analysis, the authors extrapolate fresh interpretations of one of ancient history's most notable works with unprecedented clarity.

Avishai Bar-Asher is the Sol Rosenblum Chair in Jewish History and an Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he also serves as head of the Jewish Studies program. Bar-Asher's research on kabbalah has appeared in various journals and edited volumes internationally, including Harvard Theological Review and Jewish Quarterly Review.
Jeremy Phillip Brown is the Jordan H. Kapson Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at University of Notre Dame, where he also serves as a fellow of the Medieval Institute and Nanovic Institute for European Studies. The recipient of numerous additional fellowships, Brown's scholarship on medieval kabbalah has been featured in the Journal of Religion, History of Religions, and Jewish Studies Quarterly, among several other publications.