The Rebbe, the Messiah, and the scandal of orthodox indifference / / David Berger [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Berger David <1943->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2021
• Edizione: [New edition] /
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Disciplina: 296.83322092
• Soggetto topico: Messiah - Judaism - History of doctrines - 20th century; Habad; Eschatology, Jewish; Orthodox Judaism - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Rebbe, the Messiah, and the scandal of orthodox indifference
• ISBN: 1-78962-335-9; 1-78694-989-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910520009503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Liverpool scholarship online.