The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague
Download or Read eBook The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague PDF written by Sharon Flatto and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Sharon Flatto |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2015-09-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781800345430 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1800345437 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague by : Sharon Flatto
Book excerpt: Sharon Flatto's comprehensive study offers the first systematic overview of the eighteenth-century Jewish community of Prague and the first critical account of the life and thought of its pre-eminent rabbinic authority, Ezekiel Landau. Her detailed analysis, firmly rooted in the historical and cultural context of the period, challenges the conventional portrayal of Landau as a staunch opponent of esoteric practices and reveals the centrality of kabbalistic thought in this key central European city.
