The Mixed Multitude: Jacob Frank and the Frankist Movement, 1755-1816

by Pawel Maciejko

Book Overview

In 1756, Jacob Frank, an Ottoman Jew who had returned to the Poland of his birth, was discovered leading a group of fellow travelers in a suspect religious service. At the request of the local rabbis, Polish authorities arrested the participants. Jewish authorities contacted the bishop in whose diocese the service had taken place and argued that since the rites of Frank's followers involved the practice of magic and immoral conduct, both Jews and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812223438
• ISBN13: 9780812223439
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"