The Sabbatean Prophets / Matt Goldish.
2009
BM199.S3 ǂb G65 2004eb
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Title
The Sabbatean Prophets / Matt Goldish.
Author
Goldish, Matt, author.
ISBN
9780674037755
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2004
Language
English
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In English.
Description
1 online resource (235 p.)
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10.4159/9780674037755 doi
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BM199.S3 ǂb G65 2004eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
296.8/2
Summary
In the mid-seventeenth century, Shabbatai Zvi, a rabbi from Izmir, claimed to be the Jewish messiah, and convinced a great many Jews to believe him. The movement surrounding this messianic pretender was enormous, and Shabbatai's mission seemed to be affirmed by the numerous supporting prophecies of believers. The story of Shabbatai and his prophets has mainly been explored by specialists in Jewish mysticism. Only a few scholars have placed this large-scale movement in its social and historical context. Matt Goldish shifts the focus of Sabbatean studies from the theology of Lurianic Kabbalah to the widespread seventeenth-century belief in latter-day prophecy. The intense expectations of the messiah in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam form the necessary backdrop for understanding the success of Sabbateanism. The seventeenth century was a time of deep intellectual and political ferment as Europe moved into the modern era. The strains of the Jewish mysticism, Christian millenarianism, scientific innovation, and political transformation all contributed to the development of the Sabbatean movement. By placing Sabbateanism in this broad cultural context, Goldish integrates this Jewish messianic movement into the early modern world, making its story accessible to scholars and students alike. Table of Contents: Preface Prologue 1. Messianic Prophecy in the Early Modern Context 2. Nathan of Gaza and the Roots of Sabbatean Prophecy 3. From Mystical Vision to Prophetic Explosion 4. Opponents and Observers Respond 5. Prophecy after Shabbatais Apostasy Notes Index Reviews of this book: Goldish looks at the Jewish messianic surge of the 17th century, which culminated with the Sabbatean movement, and places it in a broader multidimensional context.He has produced a well-written, scholarly addition and modification to the literature.--Paul Kaplan, Library Journal
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Prologue
1 Messianic Prophecy in the Early Modern Context
2 Messianism and Prophecy in the Jewish Tradition
3 Nathan of Gaza and the Roots of Sabbatean Prophecy
4 From Mystical Vision to Prophetic Eruption
5 Opponents and Observers Respond
6 Prophecy after Shabbatai's Apostasy
Notes
Index
Contents
Preface
Prologue
1 Messianic Prophecy in the Early Modern Context
2 Messianism and Prophecy in the Jewish Tradition
3 Nathan of Gaza and the Roots of Sabbatean Prophecy
4 From Mystical Vision to Prophetic Eruption
5 Opponents and Observers Respond
6 Prophecy after Shabbatai's Apostasy
Notes
Index