Glenn Dynner, "Holy Dissent: Jewish and Christian Mystics in Eastern Europe"
English | ISBN: 0814335179 | 2011 | 416 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0814335179 | 2011 | 416 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The religious communities of early modern Eastern Europe-particularly those with a mystical bent-are typically studied in isolation. Yet the heavy Slavic imprint on Jewish popular mysticism and pervasive Judaizing tendencies among Christian dissenters call into question the presumed binary quality of Jewish-Christian interactions. In Holy Dissent: Jewish and Christian Mystics in Eastern Europe, editor Glenn Dynner presents twelve essays that chart contacts, parallels, and mutual influences between Jewish and Christian mystics. With cutting-edge research on folk healers, messianists, Hasidim, and Christian sectarians, this volume presents instances of rich cultural interchange and bold border transgression.
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