Messianic mysticism : Moses Hayim Luzzatto and the Padua school /

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Author / Creator:Tishby, Isaiah.
Uniform title:Ḥiḳre ḳabalah u-sheluḥoteha. English. Selections
Imprint:Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, c2008.
Description:xxv, 578 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Littman library of Jewish civilization
Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6836737
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ISBN:9781874774099
1874774099
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-559) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • A collection of kabbalistic works from the unpublished manuscripts of Rabbi Moses Hayim Luzzatto: ms Oxford 2593
  • Poems, piyutim, and prayers from unpublished manuscripts by Rabbi Moses Hayim Luzzatto: ms Guenzburg 745
  • The messianic ferment in Rabbi Moses Hayim Luzzatto's group in the light of a messianic marriage contract and messianic poems
  • Luzzatto's attitude to Shabateanism
  • Features of the Shabatean movement and the portrayal of Shabetai Tsevi in the writings of Luzzatto and his disciples
  • Rabbi Moses David Valle (Ramdav) and his position in Luzzatto's group
  • Rabbi Moses David Valle's mystical-messianic diary: a record of spiritual experiences and visions
  • How Luzzatto's kabbalistic writings were disseminated in Poland and Lithuania
  • 'Kudsha berikh hu orayta veyisra'el kola h[.]ad': the origin of the expression in Luzzatto's commentary on Idra raba
  • Traces of Luzzatto's influence in Hasidic doctrine.