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Just a very naughty boy: Sabbatai Zevi and C17th Jewish messianism
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
Dor Saar, a historian of Judaism at Tel Aviv University, discusses the curious case of a 17th-century Jewish theologian and mysticist called Abraham Miguel Cardoso, one of the principal backers of Sabbatai Zevi, the most well-known false messiah in the history of Judaism.
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This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Song: Yehudit Ravitz - Gaagua
This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Released:
Feb 15, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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