Studies in Jewish myth and Jewish messianism / Yehuda Liebes ; translated from the Hebrew by Batya Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liebes, Yehuda.

Series:

SUNY Series in Judaica : Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion

SUNY series in Judaica

SUNY series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naḥman, of Bratslav, 1772-1811. Tiḳun ha-kelali.

Naḥman.

Jewish mythology.

Messiah--Judaism.

Messiah.

Sabbathaians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""Front Matter ""; ""Half Title Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Introduction""; ""Content ""; ""De Natura Dei: On the Development of the Jewish Myth""; ""I. General Characteristics""; ""II. Talmud and Kabbala: God's Actions as Reflected in His Attributes""; ""III. Talmud and Kabbala: The Essence of the Divine Attributes""; ""IV. Talmud and Kabbala: Keneset Israel""; ""V. The Biblical Background and Its Implications""; ""APPENDIX: Messianism in Maimonides""; ""The Kabbalistic Myth as Told by Orpheus""; ""APPENDIX""; ""Sabbatean Messianism""

""Introduction""""I. The Place of the Earthly Element in Sabbatean Messianism""; ""II. Sabbetai Zevi and His Followers""; ""III. Nathan of Gaza and His Followers""; ""IV. Cardozo and His Followers""; ""Summary""; ""Sabbetai Zevi's Religious Faith""; ""Ha-Tikkun Ha-Kelali of R. Nahman of Bratslav and Its Sabbatean Links""; ""I. The Bratslav Approach to Redemption""; ""II. R. Nahman's Views on Sabbateanism""; ""III. Ha-Tikkun Ha-Kelali""; ""APPENDIX I: R. Nahman's Journeys for the tikkun of Sabbateanism""; ""APPENDIX II: A Note on Parallels Between R. Nahman and the Sabbateans""

""Back Matter """"Notes""; ""Introduction""; ""1. De Natura Dei: On the Development of the Jewish Myth""; ""2. The Kabbalistic Myth as Told by Orpheus""; ""3. Sabbatean Messianism""; ""4. Sabbetai Zevi's Religious Faith""; ""5. Ha-Tikkun ha-Kelali ofR. Nahman of Bratslav and Its Sabbatean Links""; ""Bibliography""; ""Sources""; ""Index""; ""Index of Rabbinic Sources and Zohar""

Notes:

"This volume is a selection from my articles": Introd.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-215) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-4384-1085-9

0-585-05777-X

OCLC:

42855238