The Masonic Career of a Kabbalistic Lithograph: Max Wolff, »Origin of the Rites and Worship of the Hebrews« (New York, 1859)
This article presents the Masonic career of a kabbalistic lithograph in the United States in the middle of the 19th century, against the background of a sectarian debate that concerned the religious character of Freemasonry. In their struggle for equality, Jewish Freemasons took advantage of the Sol...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Mohr Siebeck
2021
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Jewish studies quarterly
Año: 2021, Volumen: 28, Número: 2, Páginas: 191-218 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
American Freemasonry
B 19th Century B Especie B Kabbalah B Jewish-Christian relations |
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| Sumario: | This article presents the Masonic career of a kabbalistic lithograph in the United States in the middle of the 19th century, against the background of a sectarian debate that concerned the religious character of Freemasonry. In their struggle for equality, Jewish Freemasons took advantage of the Solomonic heritage of Masonic mythology and advocated a Jewish origin for the fraternity, in which Kabbalah assumed a role of providing esoteric underpinnings for this narrative. The article shows that within the wider historical framework of Jewish-Christian relations, the kabbalistic lithograph became a tool in the hands of Jewish Freemasons in a Masonic sectarian debate. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-6788 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Jewish studies quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/jsq-2021-0010 |