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Open Secret

Postmessianic Messianism and the Mystical Revision of Menaḥem Mendel Schneerson

Open Secret( )
Author: Wolfson, Elliot R.
ISBN:978-0-231-14630-2
Publication Date:Oct 2009
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $105.00
Book Description:

Menahem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994) was the seventh and seemingly last Rebbe of the Ḥabad-Lubavitch dynasty. Marked by conflicting tendencies, the thinker was a radical messianic visionary who promoted a conservative political agenda, a reclusive contemplative who built a hasidic sect into an international movement, and a man dedicated to the exposition of mysteries who nevertheless harbored many secrets. Schneerson astutely masked views that might be deemed heterodox by...
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Book Details
Pages:472
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Jewish
Religion / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism
Religion / Judaism / Orthodox
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):0.632 x 0.905 x 0.129 Inches
Book Weight:1.883 Pounds



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