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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 thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Morgan, Michael L., 1944- (Editor ), Weitzman, Steven, 1965- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (455 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253014771
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0253014697
9780253014696
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9780253014740