Lubavitcher messianism: what really happens when prophecy fails?
Simon Dein
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Title and Author
Lubavitcher messianism: what really happens when prophecy fails? / Simon DeinPublication Details
نیویورک : Continuum، 2011مPhysical Description
xiii, 178 p.: ill.; 24 cm.Subject
Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, 1902-1994Habad - 21st century History
Messiah Judaism
Prophecy Judaism
Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Stamford Hill (London, England) Religious life and customs - 21th century.
Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) Religious life and customs - 21th century
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references.
Contents
When a prophecy fails: from cognition to performance -- Ethnography in Stamford Hill and in Crown Heights -- Lubavitch and its messianism -- The death of the Rebbe -- Messianism in Stamford Hill -- Ritualizing the Rebbe in Crown Heights -- The convert's zeal -- Making the Rebbe present through the media -- The Lubavitcher Rebbe and the early church -- Conclusion: what really happens when a prophecy fails?