Messianic Mystics

Book Summary


Exploring the interplay of Jewish messianism and mysticism from the twelfth through the eighteenth centuries, a leading scholar of Jewish thought provides new perspectives in this controversial book. Moshe Idel counters common views, showing the close relation of messianism and mysticism, the early messianic orientation of Kabbalah, and the resemblance of Jewish messianic and mystical experience to Christian messianism.

Book Details


Book Name Messianic Mystics
Author Moshe Idel
Publisher Yale University Press (May 2000)
ISBN 9780300082883
Pages 464
Language English
Price 1418
 
 

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