Book
New Haven [u.a.] : Yale University Press
ISBN:
0300068409
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 451 Seiten
Year of publication:
2000
Keywords:
Messianismus
Abstract:
Exploring the interplay of Jewish messianism and mysticism from the twelfth through the eighteenth centuries, the book looks closely at pivotal figures and movements, including Abraham Abulafia, Sabbatai Sevi, and hasidism. Idel discerns three types of messianism—theosophical-theurgical, ecstatic, and talismanic—and through these demonstrates that Kabbalah, from the very beginning, was messianically oriented. He counters the common belief that messianism typically arises as a response to such calamities as the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and shows that messiahs often gain great popularity in times of political tranquility. Idel also finds that Jewish messianic and mystical experience bears a much greater resemblance to Christian messianism than has been recognized before.
URL:
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300082883/messianic-mystics/
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