The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague

The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 283
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ISBN-10 : 9781800345430
ISBN-13 : 1800345437
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Download or read book The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague written by Sharon Flatto and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharon Flatto's comprehensive study offers the first systematic overview of the eighteenth-century Jewish community of Prague and the first critical account of the life and thought of its pre-eminent rabbinic authority, Ezekiel Landau. Her detailed analysis, firmly rooted in the historical and cultural context of the period, challenges the conventional portrayal of Landau as a staunch opponent of esoteric practices and reveals the centrality of kabbalistic thought in this key central European city.


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