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- Good
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- “Used book in good condition. Shows typical wear. Quick shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed!”
- Narrative Type
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Littmann Library of Jewish Civilization, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1906764247
ISBN-13
9781906764241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111799374
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sabbatai Zevi : Testimonies to a Fallen Messiah
Number of Pages
246 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Judaism / History, Religious, Jewish
Genre
Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-298710
Reviews
'The translation is throughout felicitous, and the author's style engaging, with frequent touches of irony.' Norman Solomon, Jewish Journal of Sociology
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
296.8/2 B
Table Of Content
Note on Transliteration and Conventions Used in the Text Introduction First Testimony: Baruch of Arezzo, Memorial to the Children of Israel Second Testimony: The Letters of Joseph Halevi Third Testimony: The Najara Chronicle Fourth Testimony: The Biography of Abraham Cuenque Fifth Testimony: From the Reminiscences of Abraham Cardozo Appendices 1. Textual Notes to Baruch of Arezzo's Memorial 2. Sabbatai Zevi's Circular Letter (Nisan 1676) 3. '30 Iyar' 4. Notes on MS Rostock 36 Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Sabbatai Zevi stirred up the Jewish world in the mid-seventeenth century by claiming to be the messiah, then stunned it by suddenly converting to Islam. The story is presented here for the first time through contemporary documents, written by Sabbatai's followers and by one of his detractors, in translations that brilliantly capture the vividness of this landmark episode in early modern Jewish history., Sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676) stirred up the Jewish world of the mid-seventeenth century by claiming to be the messiah, then stunned it by suddenly converting to Islam. His story, and that of the movement he created, is a landmark event in early modern Jewish history and a dramatic example of what can happen when mystic dreams and messianic hopes combine in an explosive mixture. Now, for the first time, English readers can experience these events through the words of those who lived through them, in lucid and compelling translations by a leading authority in the field. Of the contemporary 'testimonies' translated by David J. Halperin, three are accounts by Sabbatai Zevi's followers of the life and deeds of their messiah. These are the Najara Chronicle, an eyewitness narrative which Gershom Scholem called 'one of the most extraordinary documents shedding light on Sabbatai's personality'; Baruch of Arezzo's Memorial to the Children of Israel, a sober yet devout biography of Sabbatai written shortly after his death; and the bizarrely fanciful hagiography composed in 1692 by Abraham Cuenque of Hebron. These 'believers' narratives' are supplemented by two seventeenth-century letters, pungent in their style and colourful in their details, in which Sabbatai and his followers are described by a contemporary rabbi who detested them and everything they stood for. Finally, a reminiscence of Sabbatai's last days, preserved by one of the most independent-minded of his followers, conveys the enigma of the man that was to haunt the generations., Sabbatai Zevi (1626-76) stirred up the Jewish world of the mid-seventeenth century by claiming to be the messiah, then stunned it by suddenly converting to Islam. His story, and that of the movement he created, is a landmark event in early modern Jewish history and a dramatic example of what can happen when mystic dreams and messianic hopes combine in an explosive mixture. Now, for the first time, English readers can experience these events through the words of those who lived through them, in lucid and compelling translations by a leading authority in the field. Of the contemporary 'testimonies' translated by David J. Halperin, three are accounts by Sabbatai Zevi's followers of the life and deeds of their messiah. These are the Najara Chronicle, an eyewitness narrative which Gershom Scholem called 'one of the most extraordinary documents shedding light on Sabbatai's personality'; Baruch of Arezzo's Memorial to the Children of Israel, a sober yet devout biography of Sabbatai written shortly after his death; and the bizarrely fanciful hagiography composed in 1692 by Abraham Cuenque of Hebron. These narratives by Sabbatean 'believers' are supplemented by two seventeenth-century letters, pungent in their style and colourful in their details, in which Sabbatai and his followers are described by a contemporary rabbi who detested them and everything they stood for. Finally, a reminiscence of Sabbatai's last days, preserved by one of the most independent-minded of his followers, conveys the enigma of the man who was to haunt the generations.
LC Classification Number
BM755.S45S28 2007
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