Mystical theology and social dissent : the life and works of Judah Loew of Prague /

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Loew is known to posterity as the creator of the Golem, an artificial man endowed with superhuman powers. This book not only analyzes the legends and their influence on modern literature and ethics, but also provides a biography the mystical Rabbi.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sherwin, Byron L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland Or. : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2006.
Edición:First digital-on-demand edition.
Colección:Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
Temas:
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, > approximately 1525-1609.
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, > approximately 1525-1609
Rabbis > Czechoslovakia > Biography.
Rabbins > Tchécoslovaquie > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Rabbis
Czechoslovakia
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Rabbi Loew in legend
  • Judah Loew and modern Jewish scholarship
  • The man behind the legends : the life of Judah Loew
  • Judah Loew : writings and sources
  • Judah Loew and the Jewish mystical tradition : introductory remarks
  • The nature of God
  • The nature of the Torah
  • Jew and Gentile : theoretical considerations
  • Jew and Gentile : Halakhic concretizations
  • Man and cosmos : the quest for perfection
  • Beyond human perfection : "cleaving" to God
  • Messianic redemption
  • Mystical theology and social reform
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. When was Judah Loew born?
  • Appendix 2. In what order did Loew write his works?
  • Abbreviations.

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