Rethinking the messianic idea in Judaism /

"Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking...

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Autres auteurs: Morgan, Michael L., 1944- (Éditeur intellectuel), Weitzman, Steven, 1965- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:anglais
Publié: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2015]
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Accès en ligne:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Résumé:"Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking about this enduring Jewish idea. Using the writings of Gershom Scholem, which ranged over the history of messianic belief and its conflicted role in the Jewish imagination, these essays put aside the boundaries that divide history from philosophy and religion to offer new perspectives on the role and relevance of messianism today"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (455 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253014771 (e-book)