Messianism, Mysticism, and Magic: A Sociological Analysis of Jewish and Religious Movements (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807841709)

In this first sociological analysis of millenarian and mystical movements from the Middle Ages to the present, Sharot deals primarily with the Jewish masses. He describes religious currents in which hope focused on either a messiah who would bring redemption or on the means by which the individual could achieve mystical cleaving to God. Also discussed are Sabbatianism, Hasidism, Reform Judiasm, revolutionary socialism, Zionism, and the relationship between religion and magic.

Originally published in 1982.

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Author: Stephen Sharot
ISBN-10: 0807841706
ISBN-13: 9780807841709
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 02/10/1987
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d