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The Sabbatean prophets

The tale of Shabbatai and his prophets has mainly been explored by specialists in Jewish mysticism. Goldish shifts the focus of Sabbatean studies from the theology of Lurianic Kabbalah to widespread 17th-century belief in latter-day prophecy, integrating this messianic movement into the early modern world, making its story accessible to readers.
Print Book, English, 2004
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Ma, 2004
History
xii, 221 s
9780674012912, 0674012917
186066225
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