Mystical resistance : uncovering the Zohar's conversations with Christianity
Ellen Davina Haskell
Bok · Engelsk · 2016
| Omfang | XII, 235 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | 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.. - "Mystical Resistance reveals the Kabbalistic masterpiece Sefer ha-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 Western Europe's Christian majority and its Jewish minority"--
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| ISBN | 9780190600433
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