Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought / / Dov Schwartz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Religious Studies ASP
• VerfasserIn: Schwartz, Dov,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Chapter 1: Methodological Introduction --; Chapter 2: Apocalyptic Messianism in a Rationalist Garb --; Chapter 3: Individual Redemption and Naturalism --; Chapter 4: The Resurgence of Apocalyptic Messianism --; Chapter 5: The Decline of Collective Naturalism --; Chapter 6: Between Naturalism and Apocalyptic Messianism --; Chapter 7: Clarifying Positions: The Last Stage --; Chapter 8: Conclusions: Redemption, Models, and Decisions --; Appendix. History, Ideas, and the History of Ideas --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781618115706; 9783110716832
• DOI: 10.1515/9781618115706
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Dov Schwartz.

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.