The Jewish messiahs : from the Galilee to Crown Heights / / Harris Lenowitz [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Lenowitz Harris
• Pubblicazione: New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.3/36
• Soggetto topico: Jewish messianic movements - History; Messiah - Judaism
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1998.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 messianic groups.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Jewish messiahs
• ISBN: 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827496803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.