TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goldish,Matt
TI  - The Sabbatean prophets
SN  - 9780674037755
AV  - BM199.S3 G65 2004eb
U1  - 296.8/2 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cambridge, Mass.
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Shabbethai Tzevi,
KW  - Sabbathaians
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Prophecy
KW  - Messiah
KW  - Judaism
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Sabbatéens
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 17e siècle
KW  - Prophétie
KW  - Messie
KW  - Judaïsme
KW  - Histoire des doctrines
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Sabbatianen
KW  - gtt
KW  - Profetieën
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-210) and index; Messianic prophecy in the early modern context -- Messianism and prophecy in the Jewish tradition -- Nathan of Gaza and the roots of Sabbatean prophecy -- From mystical vision to prophetic eruption -- Opponents and observers respond -- Prophecy after Shabbatai's apostasy
N2  - In the mid-seventeenth century, Shabbatai Zvi, a rabbi from Izmir, claimed to be the Jewish messiah, and convinced a great many Jews to believe him. The movement surrounding this messianic pretender was enormous, and Shabbatai's mission seemed to be affirmed by the numerous supporting prophecies of believers. The story of Shabbatai and his prophets has mainly been explored by specialists in Jewish mysticism. Only a few scholars have placed this large-scale movement in its social and historical context. Matt Goldish shifts the focus of Sabbatean studies from the theology of Lurianic Kabbalah to the widespread seventeenth-century belief in latter-day prophecy. The intense expectations of the messiah in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam form the necessary backdrop for understanding the success of Sabbateanism. The seventeenth century was a time of deep intellectual and political ferment as Europe moved into the modern era. The strains of the Jewish mysticism, Christian millenarianism, scientific innovation, and political transformation all contributed to the development of the Sabbatean movement. By placing Sabbateanism in this broad cultural context, Goldish integrates this Jewish messianic movement into the early modern world, making its story accessible to scholars and students alike
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