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Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought / Dov Schwartz.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and KabbalahPublisher: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781618115690
  • 9781618115706
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.3/3609 23
LOC classification:
  • BM625 .S3413 2017eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.

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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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