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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sherwin, Byron L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; Portland Or. : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2006.
Edition:First digital-on-demand edition.
Series:Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Rutherford, N.J., 1982.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-247) and index.
ISBN:9781909821774
1909821772

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