| Studies in Jewish Myth and Messianism Contributor(s): Liebes, Yehuda (Author), Stein, Batya (Translator) |
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ISBN: 079141194X ISBN-13: 9780791411940 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 296.16 |
| LCCN: 91036470 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Series: Suny Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.91" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book deals with the nature and development of Jewish myth from the Talmudic period through Kabbalah to Hasidism. It describes the changes in this myth in its various stages and the external influences on it. The author shows that myth is in the essence of the Jewish religion and that, rather than being created out of external influences, Kabbalah is one of its manifestions. The book also deals with the related subject of Messianism, and delves into the special spiritual personalities of some messianic figures in Jewish history to show how myth was incarnate in them. |
