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 di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Mohr Siebeck
2021
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Jewish studies quarterly
Anno: 2021, Volume: 28, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 191-218 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
American Freemasonry
B 19th Century B Kabbalah B Specie B Jewish-Christian relations |
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| Riepilogo: | 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 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Jewish studies quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/jsq-2021-0010 |