[Avodah] The Princess and I: Academic Kabbalists/Kabbalist Academics

[Prof. Levine via Avodah]

 From http://tinyurl.com/km8kf2n

The last few decades have witnessed the veritable explosion of "new 
perspectives" and horizons in the academic study of Kabbalah and 
Jewish Mysticism. From the pioneering work of the late Professor 
Gershom Scholem, and the establishment of the study of Jewish 
Mysticism as a legitimate scholarly pursuit, we witness a scene 
nowadays populated by men and women, Jews and non-Jews, who have 
challenged, (re)constructed, and expanded upon Scholem's work.[2]
  These men and women themselves have been variously praised and 
criticized themselves for sometimes blurring the lines between 
academician and practitioner of Kabbalah and mysticism.[3] Professor 
Boaz Huss of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has done 
extensive work in this area.[4] One of the most impressive examples 
of this fusion of identities is Professor Yehuda Liebes (Jerusalem, 
1947-) of Hebrew University, who completed his doctoral studies under 
Scholem, and rose to prominence himself by challenging scholarly 
orthodoxies established by his mentor.

See the above URL for more.  YL