Mystical Theology and Social Dissent: The Life and Works of Judah Loew of Prague

by Bryon L. Sherwin, L. Sherwin Bryon, Byron L. Sherwin

Judah Loew, better known as the Maharal of Prague, was a pivotal personality in late medieval European Judaism. Best known from the popular legend that credited him with the creation of a golem-an artificial human with superhuman powers-his true importance lay in his comprehensive exposition of a unique expression of Jewish mystical theology, his call for a reformation of Jewish communal life, and his influence on subsequent Jewish life and thought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904113508
• ISBN13: 9781904113508
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"