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1 online resource (193 pages) |
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Continuum Studies in Jewish Thought |
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Continuum studies in Jewish thought.
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Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. When a Prophecy Fails: From Cognition to Performance; 2. Ethnography in Stamford Hill and in Crown Heights; 3. Lubavitch and Its Messianism; 4. The Death of the Rebbe; 5. Messianism in Stamford Hill; 6. Ritualizing the Rebbe in Crown Heights; 7. The Convert's Zeal; 8. Making the Rebbe Present through the Media; 9. The Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Early Church; 10. Conclusion: What Really Happens When a Prophecy Fails?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In 1994 the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Schneerson, died leaving no successor. For many years his followers had maintained that he was Moshiach -the Jewish Messiah and would usher in the Redemption. After his death Lubavitch divided into two opposing groups. While some messianists hold that the Rebbe died but is to be resurrected as the messiah, others hold that he is still alive, but concealed. The anti-messianists maintain that the Rebbe could have been Moshiach if God had willed it, but they disagree vehemently that as such he could come back from the dead. Using ethnographic data obtained |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, 1902-1994.
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Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, 1902-1994. fast (OCoLC)fst01732845 |
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Habad -- History -- 21st century
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Messiah -- Judaism.
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Prophecy -- Judaism.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church.
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Habad.
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Messiah -- Judaism.
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Prophecy -- Judaism.
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Stamford Hill (London, England) -- Religious life and customs -- 21th century
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Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs -- 21th century
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England -- London -- Stamford Hill.
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New York (State) -- New York -- Crown Heights.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441151759 |
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1441151753 |
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9781441112231 |
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1441112235 |
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