The scandal of Kabbalah :: Leon Modena, Jewish mysticism, early modern Venice /

The Scandal of Kabbalah is the first book about the origins of a culture war that began in early modern Europe and continues to this day: the debate between kabbalists and their critics on the nature of Judaism and the meaning of religious tradition. From its medieval beginnings as an esoteric form...

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1. Verfasser: Dweck, Yaacob
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world.
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Zusammenfassung:The Scandal of Kabbalah is the first book about the origins of a culture war that began in early modern Europe and continues to this day: the debate between kabbalists and their critics on the nature of Judaism and the meaning of religious tradition. From its medieval beginnings as an esoteric form of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah spread throughout the early modern world and became a central feature of Jewish life. Scholars have long studied the revolutionary impact of Kabbalah, but, as Yaacob Dweck argues, they have misunderstood the character and timing of opposition to it.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (280 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-272) and index.
ISBN:9781400840007
1400840007
9781283114998
1283114992