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Women and the Messianic Heresy of Sabbatai Zevi, 1666-1816 /

A timely and fascinating study of an early modern movement that transcended traditional Jewish gender paradigms and allowed women to express their spirituality freely in the public arena.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rapoport-Albert, Ada (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Note on Transliteration and Conventions Used in the Text
  • Note on Sources
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Female Prophets in Sabbatianism
  • Chapter 2. Historical Precedents and Contexts
  • Chapter 3. Sabbatian Women as Religious Activists
  • Chapter 4. Women in Sectarian Sabbatianism
  • Chapter 5. The Egalitarian Agenda: Sources of Inspiration and Modes of Implementation
  • Chapter 6. In the Egalitarian 'Family' of Jacob Frank
  • Chapter 7. The Redemptive 'Maiden'
  • Chapter 8. 'The Mother of God': Frank and the Russian Sectarians
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion: From Sabbatianism to Hasidism
  • Appendix: 'Something for the Female Sex':ACall for the Liberation of Women, and the Release of the Female Libido from the 'Shackles of Shame', in an Anonymous Frankist Manuscript from Prague c.1800
  • I. Introduction
  • A Note on the Language of the Manuscript
  • II. Translation
  • Bibliography
  • Index