Messianic Mystics |
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| Author:
| Idel, Moshe |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-06840-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1998 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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An examination of the tradition of Jewish messianism and mystical knowledge. The author attempts to prove that far from being incompatible religious tendencies, messianism and mysticism are in fact closely related phenomena, messianism regularly emerging from mystical experiences.
An examination of the tradition of Jewish messianism and mystical knowledge. The author attempts to prove that far from being incompatible religious tendencies, messianism and mysticism are in fact closely related phenomena, messianism regularly emerging from mystical experiences.