The 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.

List of 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 List of Current and Historical Place Names List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

About the author

Pawel Maciejko is Lecturer in Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Product details

• Authors: Pawe& Maciejko, Pawel Maciejko
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.2011
• EAN: 9780812243154
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4315-4
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Jewish Culture and Contexts
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism