Mystical resistance: uncovering the Zohar's conversations with Christianity
"Mystical Resistance reveals the Kabbalistic masterpiece Sefer ha-Zohar as a rich source for understanding Jewish resistance to Christian authority. Composed against a backdrop of rising religious intolerance, the Zohar's subversive mystical narratives critique the changing relationship be...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Zohar
/ Christianity
/ Religious tolerance
B Judaism / Apologetics / Christianity |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations |
| Further subjects: | B
Judaism
Relations
Christianity
B Christianity and other religions Judaism B Zohar |
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Table of Contents |
| Summary: | "Mystical Resistance reveals the Kabbalistic masterpiece Sefer ha-Zohar as a rich source for understanding Jewish resistance to Christian authority. Composed against a backdrop of rising religious intolerance, the Zohar's subversive mystical narratives critique the changing relationship between Western Europe's Christian majority and its Jewish minority"-- Introduction: The Zohar beyond theology: uncovering a work of resistance -- 1. Contesting the Kingdom of Heaven: Rachel as counterpart to Christ -- 2. Cleaving to the other side: conversion to Christianity -- 3. A Moses for the idolaters: Balaam as Christ -- 4. The ascension of Balaam: subverting Christian sacred stories -- 5. In the palace of images: responding to Christian art -- Conclusion: Coercion and creativity: mystical resistance |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0190600438 |