The Jewish Messiahs : From the Galilee to Crown Heights.

Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: The Ritual and the Accounts -- 2 The Israelite Messiahs: Jesus of Nazareth and Shim'on bar Kosiba and Their Forerunners -- 3 The Persian Messiahs: Abu Isa, Yudghan, Mushka, and Serenus of Syria -- 4 The Messiah of Amadia: David Alroy -- 5 The Messiahs of the Inquisition: David Reubeni and Shlomo Molkho -- 6 The Messiahs of Safed: Isaac Luria and Hayim Vital -- 7 The Messiah of Izmir: Shabtai Zvi -- 8 The Polish Messiahs: Yakov Frank and His Daughter Ewa -- 9 The Tzaddik of Hasidism -- 10 The Yemenite Messiahs: Reprise -- 11 Conclusion: The Characterization of Abandonment -- Notes -- Index of Messiahs and Accounts -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Y -- Z -- Index of Topics -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- Index of Places -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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