"This book will certainly lead to a radical revision of our view of 19th century science of Judaism. Against the verdict of Gershom Scholem who accused its leaders of an apologetical repression of Kabbala, Kohler can demonstrate in detail that its pioneers were engaged in a deep investigation of Jewish mysticism. They nevertheless rejected it on strict ethical grounds, since Kabbala was opposed to the very idea of Jewish monotheism. In this line Kohler's book might lead to another revision of the post Scholem Science of Judaism with its specific politico theological orientation towards Jewish nationalism." Prof. Christoph Schmidt, Hebrew University, Jerusalem "In his groundbreaking work George Y. Kohler challenges the pervasive narrative of the suppression and neglect of the Kabbalah in the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement. The book presents the most detailed and in-depth study of 19th century Kabbalah scholarship to date, and reveals the complexity of the Wissenschaft's attitude to Kabbalah.

" Prof. Boaz Huss, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva.