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The Mixed Multitude : Jacob Frank and the Frankist Movement, 1755-1816 /

In 1756, Jacob Frank, an Ottoman Jew who had returned to the Poland of his birth, was discovered leading a group of fellow travelers in a suspect religious service. At the request of the local rabbis, Polish authorities arrested the participants. Jewish authorities contacted the bishop in whose dioc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maciejko, Paweł (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2011]
Colección:Jewish Culture and Contexts
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. In the Shadow of the Herem
  • Chapter 2. The Peril of Heresy, the Birth of a New Faith
  • Chapter 3. Where Does Frankism Fit In?
  • Chapter 4. The Politics of the Blood Libel
  • Chapter 5. How Rabbis and Priests Created the Frankist Movement
  • Chapter 6. Ghosts of the Past, Heralds of the Future
  • Chapter 7. The Fall of Edom
  • Chapter 8. The Vagaries of the Charlatans
  • Chapter 9. The Ever-Changing Masquerade
  • Current and Historical Place Names
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments