Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought (e-bog) af Schwartz, Dov
Schwartz, Dov (forfatter)

Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought e-bog

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How did medieval Jewish scholars, from Saadia Gaon to Yitzhak Abravanel, imagine a world that has experienced salvation? What is the nature of reality in the days of the Messiah? This work explores reactions to the seductive promises of apocalyptic teachings, tracing their fluctuations between intellect and imagination. The volume extensively surveys the tension between naturalistic and apocaly...
E-bog 2190,77 DKK
Forfattere Schwartz, Dov (forfatter)
Udgivet 31 marts 2017
Længde 288 sider
Genrer Judaism
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781618115706
How did medieval Jewish scholars, from Saadia Gaon to Yitzhak Abravanel, imagine a world that has experienced salvation? What is the nature of reality in the days of the Messiah? This work explores reactions to the seductive promises of apocalyptic teachings, tracing their fluctuations between intellect and imagination. The volume extensively surveys the tension between naturalistic and apocalyptic approaches to the history of the messianic idea so fundamental to the history of Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages and reveals the scope and challenges of medieval thought.