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Mystical resistance [electronic resource] : uncovering the Zohar's conversations with Christianity / Ellen D. Haskell.

Haskell, Ellen Davina, author.
2016
BM525.A59 H275 2016eb
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Title
Mystical resistance [electronic resource] : uncovering the Zohar's conversations with Christianity / Ellen D. Haskell.
Author
Haskell, Ellen Davina, author.
ISBN
9780190600457 (electronic book)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190600433
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 235 pages)
Item Number
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190600433 doi
Call Number
BM525.A59 H275 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
296.162
Summary
'Mystical Resistance' reveals the kabbalistic masterpiece Sefer ha-Zohar, commonly known as the Zohar, as a rich source for understanding Jewish resistance to Christian authority. Composed against a backdrop of rising religious intolerance, the Zohar's subversive mystical narratives critique the changing relationship between Europe's Christian majority and its Jewish minority.
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'Mystical Resistance' reveals the kabbalistic masterpiece Sefer ha-Zohar, commonly known as the Zohar, as a rich source for understanding Jewish resistance to Christian authority. Composed against a backdrop of rising religious intolerance, the Zohar's subversive mystical narratives critique the changing relationship between Europe's Christian majority and its Jewish minority.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: The Zohar beyond theology: uncovering a work of resistance
1. Contesting the Kingdom of Heaven: Rachel as counterpart to Christ
2. Cleaving to the other side: conversion to Christianity
3. A Moses for the idolaters: Balaam as Christ
4. The ascension of Balaam: subverting Christian sacred stories
5. In the palace of images: responding to Christian art
Conclusion: Coercion and creativity: mystical resistance.

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