Mystical Theology and Social Dissent

Sherwin, Byron L

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Author
Sherwin, Byron L
Publish Date
01/01/1982
Book Type
Hardcover
Publisher Name
AUP
Subtitle
The Life and Works of Judah Loew of Prague
Number of Pages
253
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
ISBN-10
0838630286
ISBN-13
9780838630280
SKU
9780838630280

Description

A hero of Czech and Jewish legend, Rabbi Loew is known to posterity as the creator of the Golem, an artificial man endowed with superhuman powers. This book not only analyzes the legends and their influence on modern literature and ethics, but also provides a biography and bibliography of the mystical Rabbi whose life and works have in the past been eclipsed by the legends.