| Rethinking the Messianic Idea in Judaism Contributor(s): Morgan, Michael L. (Editor), Weitzman, Steven (Editor), Carlebach, Elisheva (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0253014697 ISBN-13: 9780253014696 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.336 |
| LCCN: 2014041113 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6" W x 9" (1.84 lbs) 442 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking about this enduring Jewish idea. Using the writings of Gershom Scholem, which ranged over the history of messianic belief and its conflicted role in the Jewish imagination, these essays put aside the boundaries that divide history from philosophy and religion to offer new perspectives on the role and relevance of messianism today. |