@miryem @gabuwu

Western Esotericism has probably been the most pro-Jewish religion there is. There is no end to authors that praise Kabbalah as signifying the Jews having figured out the divine mysteries, from Johannes Reuchlin, to Agrippa, to Pico Mirandola. Scholem is talking about English Occultists twisting Kabbalah, like John Dee, and most likely Christian Kabbalists. Have you read the whole book?