Studies in Modern Religions, Religious Movements and the Båabåi-Bahåa'åi FaithsMoše Šārôn In this book leading scholars contribute comprehensive studies of the religious movements in the late 18th and 19th centuries: the Hassidic movements in Judaism, the Mormon religion, in Christianity, and the B?b?-Bah?'? faiths in Sh?'te Islam. The studies, introduced by the editor's analysis of the underlying common source of this religious activity, lead the reader into a rich world of messianism, millenniarism and eschatological thought fueling the intense modern developments in the three major monotheistic religions. |
Contents
On Prophecy and Early Hasidism | 41 |
From Kabbalistic | 77 |
Millennialist Dreams and Apocalyptic Nightmares | 97 |
Critique of Pure Gematry | 127 |
The MultipleMessiahship | 143 |
Background | 179 |
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Studies in Modern Religions, Religious Movements and the Bābī-Bahā'ī Faiths Moshe Sharon Limited preview - 2018 |
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