Mystical theology and social dissent : the life and works of Judah Loew of Prague / Byron L. Sherwin
by Sherwin, Byron L
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- ISBN 10
- 0838630286
- ISBN 13
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1982. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 253 pp. Contents; Rabbi Loew in legend -- Judah Loew and modern Jewish scholarship -- The man behind the legends : the life of Judah Loew -- Judah Loew : writings and sources -- Judah Loew and the Jewish mystical tradition : introductory remarks -- The nature of God -- The nature of the Torah -- Jew and Gentile : theoretical considerations -- Jew and Gentile : Halakhic concretizations -- Man and cosmos : the quest for perfection -- Beyond human perfection : ""cleaving"" to God -- Messianic redemption -- Mystical theology and social reform -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. When was Judah Loew born? -- Appendix 2. In what order did Loew write his works? -- Abbreviations. Subjects; Judah Loew ben Bezalel approximately 1525-1609. Rabbis Czechoslovakia ; Biography.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Mystical theology and social dissent : the life and works of Judah Loew of Prague / Byron L. Sherwin
- Author
- Sherwin, Byron L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0838630286
- ISBN 13
- 9780838630280
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,u.s.
- Place of Publication
- Rutherford, Nj, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1982
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