Lubavitcher Messianism : What Really Happens When Prophecy Fails?.

In 1994 the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Schneerson, died leaving no successor. For many years his followers had maintained that he was Moshiach -the Jewish Messiah and would usher in the Redemption. After his death Lubavitch divided into two opposing groups. While some messianists hold that the Rebb...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dein, Simon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2011.
Colección:Continuum studies in Jewish thought.
Temas:
Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, > 1902-1994.
Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, > 1902-1994
30-2099
Habad > History > 21st century.
Messiah > Judaism.
Prophecy > Judaism.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Habad > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Messie > Judaïsme.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Church history > Primitive and early church
Habad
Messiah > Judaism
Prophecy > Judaism
Stamford Hill (London, England) > Religious life and customs > 21th century.
Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) > Religious life and customs > 21th century.
England > London > Stamford Hill
New York (State) > New York > Crown Heights
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. When a Prophecy Fails: From Cognition to Performance; 2. Ethnography in Stamford Hill and in Crown Heights; 3. Lubavitch and Its Messianism; 4. The Death of the Rebbe; 5. Messianism in Stamford Hill; 6. Ritualizing the Rebbe in Crown Heights; 7. The Convert's Zeal; 8. Making the Rebbe Present through the Media; 9. The Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Early Church; 10. Conclusion: What Really Happens When a Prophecy Fails?; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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