Screen LibraryThe mixed multitude : jacob frank and the frankist movement, 1755-1816 /
Based on extensive archival research, this book explores the history of Frankism, a Jewish religious movement that began in Poland and spread into the Habsburg Empire and the German lands in the later eighteenth century.
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2011] ©2011 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Jewish culture and contexts
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| Summary: |
Based on extensive archival research, this book explores the history of Frankism, a Jewish religious movement that began in Poland and spread into the Habsburg Empire and the German lands in the later eighteenth century. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (376 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | 1 map. |
| ISBN: | 9780812204582 |
| Index Number: | BM755 |
| CLC: | B985.9 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. In the Shadow of the Herem -- Chapter 2. The Peril of Heresy, the Birth of a New Faith -- Chapter 3. Where Does Frankism Fit In? -- Chapter 4. The Politics of the Blood Libel -- Chapter 5. How Rabbis and Priests Created the Frankist Movement -- Chapter 6. Ghosts of the Past, Heralds of the Future -- Chapter 7. The Fall of Edom -- Chapter 8. The Vagaries of the Charlatans -- Chapter 9. The Ever-Changing Masquerade -- Current and Historical Place Names -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |