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Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982.

The Messianic idea in Judaism : and other essays on Jewish spirituality / [by] Gershom Scholem. - New York, Schocken Books [1971] - viii, 376 p. 21 cm.

Ten of the seventeen essays translated from German and one from Hebrew.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Toward Understanding the Messianic Idea in Judaism --
The Messianic Idea in Kabbalism --
The Crisis of Tradition in Jewish Messianism --
Redemption Through Sin --
The Crypto-Jewish Sect of Donmeh (Sabbatians) in Turkey --
A Sabbatian Will from New York --
The Neutralization of the Messianic Element in Early Hasidism --
Devekut, or Communion with God --
Martin Buber's Interpretation of Hasidism --
The Tradition of Thirty-six Hidden Just Men --
The Star of David: History of a Symbol --
Revelation and Tradition as Religious Catergories in Judaism --
The Science of Judaism, Then and Now --
At the Completion of Buber's Translation of the Bible --
On the 1930 Edition of Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption --
The Politics of Mysticism: Isaac Breuer's New Kuzari --
The Golem of Prague and the Golem of Rehovot.

LCCN: 70130212

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Messiah--Judaism.
Judaism--History.

LC Class. No.: BM 615 / .S33 1971

Dewey Class. No.: 296