The "Unique Cherub" Circle

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Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 3161467981
ISBN-13 : 9783161467981
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Download or read book The "Unique Cherub" Circle written by Joseph Dan and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 1999 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main point delivered by this book is that Jews living in Germany during the Middle Ages developped a dynamic and variegated culture which should be recognized as a constituent of European and German medieval religiosity. The esoterics, mystics and pietists who produced works like those analyzed in this volume derived their inspiration from the traditional Jewish texts, but were also part of the world they lived in, despite the seclusions enforced by the religious prejudices of the time. The esoterical-mystical phenomena described were to a very large extent an original development in central-European Jewry, and constitute one of their most important contributions to Jewish culture as a whole. In some cases, a spiritual atmosphere reminiscent of early Protestant sects, which were to appear in the same regions three centuries later, can be discerned. Some of these texts influenced the Christian kabbalists of the sixteenth century, like Johannes Reuchlin and others. This is a major spiritual phenomenon which has been completely neglected until now, and it is hoped that this volume will contribute to a new appreciation of this aspect of European creativity in the Middle Ages.


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