{"product_id":"messianism-mysticism-and-magic-stephen-sharot-9780807841709","title":"Messianism, Mysticism, and Magic: A Sociological Analysis of Jewish and Religious Movements","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1982.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Sharot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807841706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807841709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Stephen Sharot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448973111551,"sku":"9780807841709","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38a24ef2-6f83-46ca-b4fa-147560877e0e.jpg?v=1777261402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/messianism-mysticism-and-magic-stephen-sharot-9780807841709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}