Saturn''s Jews : On the Witches'' Sabbat and Sabbateanism.

This book explores the phenomenon of Saturnism, namely the belief that the planet Saturn, the seventh known planet in ancient astrology, was appointed upon the Jews, who celebrated the Sabbath, the seventh day of the Jewish week. Moshe Idel details how the anonymous, late 14th century Sefer Ha-Peliy...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Idel, Moshe
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
Series:	Kogod library of Judaic studies.
Subjects:	Shabbethai Tzevi, > 1626-1676. Scholem, Gershom, > 1897-1982. Benjamin, Walter, > 1892-1940. Jewish messianic movements > History. Messiah > Judaism. Sabbathaians > History. Astrology. Human beings > Effect of Saturn on. Sabbat. Jewish messianic movements. Sabbathaians. History.