Gender, Kabbalah and the Reformation: the Mystical Theology of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581) The Mystical Theology of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581) |
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| Author:
| Petry, Yvonne |
| Series title: | Studies in Medieval and Reformation Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-13801-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $183.95 |
Book Description:
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This study examines the thought of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581), a French religious thinker who relied on Jewish Kabbalah and its mystical understanding of gender to argue that a female messiah had arrived who would heal the political and religious conflicts of sixteenth-century Europe.
This study examines the thought of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581), a French religious thinker who relied on Jewish Kabbalah and its mystical understanding of gender to argue that a female messiah had arrived who would heal the political and religious conflicts of sixteenth-century Europe.