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 Traditions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-90-04-13801-8 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
Publisher: | BRILL
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $160.00 |
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.