Gender, Kabbalah and the Reformation: The Mystical Theology of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581)
| Author | : Yvonne Petry |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2004-04-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789047413301 |
| ISBN-13 | : 904741330X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Gender, Kabbalah and the Reformation: The Mystical Theology of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581) by : Yvonne Petry
Download or read book Gender, Kabbalah and the Reformation: The Mystical Theology of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581) written by Yvonne Petry and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the thought of Guillaume Postel (1510-1581), a French religious thinker who relied on Jewish Kabbalah and its mystical understanding of gender to argue that a female messiah had arrived who would heal the political and religious conflicts of sixteenth-century Europe.
