LEADER 02541nam 2200541 450 001 9910520009503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78962-335-9 010 $a1-78694-989-X 035 $a(CKB)3830000000060269 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5485091 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781786949899 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5485091 035 $a(OCoLC)1048797235 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0002405572 035 $a(EXLCZ)993830000000060269 100 $a20210107e20212008 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Rebbe, the Messiah, and the scandal of orthodox indifference /$fDavid Berger$b[electronic resource] 205 $a[New edition] /$bwith a new introduction. 210 1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (240 pages) 225 1 $aLiverpool scholarship online 300 $aPreviously issued in print: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2008. 311 $a1-904113-75-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aThe focus of this text is the messianic trend in Lubavitch hasidism. It demonstrates how hasidim who affirm the dead Rebbe's messiahship have abandoned one of Judaism's core beliefs in favour of adherence to the doctrine of a second coming. At the same time, it decries the equanimity with which the standard-bearers of Orthodoxy have granted legitimacy to this development by continuing to recognize such believers as Orthodox Jews in good standing. This abandonment of the age-old Jewish resistance to a quintessentially Christian belief is a development of striking importance for the history of religions and an earthquake in the history of Judaism. The book chronicles the unfolding of this development. 410 0$aLiverpool scholarship online. 606 $aMessiah$xJudaism$xHistory of doctrines$y20th century 606 $aHabad$vControversial literature 606 $aEschatology, Jewish 606 $aOrthodox Judaism$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aMessiah$xJudaism$xHistory of doctrines 615 0$aHabad 615 0$aEschatology, Jewish. 615 0$aOrthodox Judaism$xHistory 676 $a296.83322092 700 $aBerger$b David$f1943-$0738955 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910520009503321 996 $aThe Rebbe, the Messiah, and the scandal of orthodox indifference$92584523 997 $aUNINA