Sefer Yetzirah · Bahir · Idroth

Jaromír Hladík's three kabbalistic translations gathered in one volume. Composed from 1928 to 1933, they trace a single arc, from the origins to the summits of Jewish mysticism: the Sefer Yetzirah (the letter; third to sixth century), the Sefer ha-Bahir (the power; Provence, around 1180) and the Idroth of the Zohar (the face; Castile, around 1280). From the letter to the power to the face. Each book is given in full (vocalised Hebrew or Aramaic, transliteration, translation and notes), followed by its bibliography; the three German originals are placed in appendix. The Sefer Yetzirah appeared in Berlin in 1928; the Bahir and the Idroth, unpublished, are established from the Hladík autographs. The complete edition of the trilogy, prefaced by an essay that traces its arc.