Mystical theology and social dissent : the life and works of Judah Loew of Prague / Byron L. Sherwin.

Loew is known to posterity as the creator of the Golem, an artificial man endowed with superhuman powers. This book not only analyzes the legends and their influence on modern literature and ethics, but also provides a biography the mystical Rabbi.

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Main Author: Sherwin, Byron L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland Or. : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2006.
Edition:First digital-on-demand edition.
Series:Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
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