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UNINA9910970038803321 |
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Autore |
Lenowitz Harris |
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Titolo |
The Jewish messiahs : from the Galilee to Crown Heights / / Harris Lenowitz |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-774151-7 |
9786612384066 |
1-282-38406-6 |
1-4237-6325-4 |
0-19-534894-X |
1-280-45414-8 |
9786610454143 |
0-19-802745-1 |
0-585-16077-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (308 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jewish messianic movements - History |
Messiah - Judaism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Introduction: The Ritual and the Accounts; 2 The Israelite Messiahs: Jesus of Nazareth and Shim'on bar Kosiba and Their Forerunners; 3 The Persian Messiahs: Abu Isa, Yudghan, Mushka, and Serenus of Syria; 4 The Messiah of Amadia: David Alroy; 5 The Messiahs of the Inquisition: David Reubeni and Shlomo Molkho; 6 The Messiahs of Safed: Isaac Luria and Hayim Vital; 7 The Messiah of Izmir: Shabtai Zvi; 8 The Polish Messiahs: Yakov Frank and His Daughter Ewa; 9 The Tzaddik of Hasidism; 10 The Yemenite Messiahs: Reprise; 11 Conclusion: The Characterization of Abandonment; Notes |
Index of Messiahs and AccountsIndex of Topics; Index of Places |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The author explores the history of Jewish messianic movements. By examining the messianic idea within the tradition which bore it, he seeks to provide a basis for the understanding of contemporary |
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