English summary: The first volume deals with the foundation of the Christian Kabbalah from the late Middle Ages up until the end of the 16th century. This volume begins with the basic prehistory of this doctrine ranging from Maimonides to Nikolaus von Kues. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and, above all, Johannes Reuchlin provide the actual conception of the main topoi. The Christian Kabbalah becomes a downright fashionable science: the Roman cardinal...
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