1629209449

Mystical resistance : uncovering the Zohar's conversations with Christianity / Ellen D. Haskell

Englisch

New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]

xii, 235 Seiten

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe- Haskell, Ellen Davina, author: Mystical resistance. - New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe- Haskell, Ellen Davina: Mystical resistance. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016. - 1 online resource

978-0-19-060043-3 hardback

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-0-19-060044-0 (andere physische Form)

Introduction: The Zohar beyond theology: uncovering a work of resistance1. Contesting the Kingdom of Heaven: Rachel as counterpart to Christ -- 2. Cleaving to the other side: conversion to Christianity -- 3. A Moses for the idolaters: Balaam as Christ -- 4. The ascension of Balaam: subverting Christian sacred stories -- 5. In the palace of images: responding to Christian art -- Conclusion: Coercion and creativity: mystical resistance.

*Zohar / Christentum / Religiöse Toleranz

*Judentum / Apologetik / Christentum

*Zohar ; Christianity and other religions -- Judaism ; Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BM525.A59

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 296.1/62;

"Mystical Resistance reveals the Kabbalistic masterpiece Sefer ha-Zohar as a rich source for understanding Jewish resistance to Christian authority. Composed against a backdrop of rising religious intolerance, the Zohar's subversive mystical narratives critique the changing relationship between Western Europe's Christian majority and its Jewish minority"--

Introduction: The Zohar beyond theology: uncovering a work of resistance -- 1. Contesting the Kingdom of Heaven: Rachel as counterpart to Christ -- 2. Cleaving to the other side: conversion to Christianity -- 3. A Moses for the idolaters: Balaam as Christ -- 4. The ascension of Balaam: subverting Christian sacred stories -- 5. In the palace of images: responding to Christian art -- Conclusion: Coercion and creativity: mystical resistance

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