The "Unique Cherub" Circle : A School of Mystics and Esoterics in Medieval Germany Hardback
by Joseph Dan
Part of the Texts and Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Judaism series
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The main point delivered by this book is that Jews living in Germany during the Middle Ages developped a dynamic and variegated culture which should be recognized as a constituent of European and German medieval religiosity.
The esoterics, mystics and pietists who produced works like those analyzed in this volume derived their inspiration from the traditional Jewish texts, but were also part of the world they lived in, despite the seclusions enforced by the religious prejudices of the time.
The esoterical-mystical phenomena described were to a very large extent an original development in central-European Jewry, and constitute one of their most important contributions to Jewish culture as a whole.
In some cases, a spiritual atmosphere reminiscent of early Protestant sects, which were to appear in the same regions three centuries later, can be discerned.
Some of these texts influenced the Christian kabbalists of the sixteenth century, like Johannes Reuchlin and others.
This is a major spiritual phenomenon which has been completely neglected until now, and it is hoped that this volume will contribute to a new appreciation of this aspect of European creativity in the Middle Ages.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:307 pages
- Publisher:Mohr Siebeck
- Publication Date:25/01/1999
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- ISBN:9783161467981
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:307 pages
- Publisher:Mohr Siebeck
- Publication Date:25/01/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9783161467981
