Rethinking the messianic idea in Judaism / / edited by Michael L. Morgan and Steven Weitzman.

"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 thi...

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Place / Publishing House:Bloomington, Indiana : : Indiana University Press,, [2015]
2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (455 pages)
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Summary:"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"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253014696 (cl : alk. paper)
9780253014740 (pb : alk. paper)
9780253014771
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Michael L. Morgan and Steven Weitzman.