Book, Sabatai Tzvi: the mystical messiah 3[LS]

Gershom Scholem, the great scholar of Jewish mysticism, details in this third and final volume dedicated to the movement created by Sabatai Tzvi, the end of this extraordinary phenomenon. It demonstrates that the crisis precipitated by the Sabbatarian movement can be seen as one of the decisive turning points in Jewish history, both for its entry into the modern world and for its renewal and purification of messianic belief. Patiently examining historical documents and testimonies of faith, accepting with the same attention the testimonies of skeptics, followers and opponents, Gershom Scholem thus creates a very important work for contemporary thought, of great scientific and literary value.