sabbatianism

He thought that the 17th century messianic movement, known as Sabbatianism, was developed from the Lurianic Kabbalah.

In order to neutralize Sabbatianism, Hasidism had emerged as a Hegelian synthesis.

Va'avo Hayom el HaAyin, an intensely involved and original text on Sabbatianism.

It includes the development of the messianic idea, Merkava mysticism, Hasidei Ashkenaz, Kabbala, Sabbatianism, and Hasidism.

Rabbi Dr. Sid Z. Leiman claims that the mentioned great Rabbis exonerated Eybeschutz from Sabbatianism only in order that the controversy should die down.

At the same time, many miracle workers made their appearance among the Jews of Poland, culminating in a series of false "Messianic" movements, most famously as Sabbatianism was succeeded by Frankism.

Her specialties are early Jewish Mysticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Hekhalot literature, Messianism, Sabbatianism, Hasidism, Chabad, Frankism and the role of women in Jewish culture.

Jacob Frank, Sabbatai's 18th century heir, totally redefined and reinterpreted Sabbatianism to suit his own personality, time and place, thereby descending into the Realm of Esau by converting himself and his thousands of followers to Roman Catholic Christianity.

Dönmeh West and its leader, Yakov Leib HaKohain (whose own family comes from Galata, Istanbul), have close ties with the hereditary dönmeh of Turkey, many of whom look upon him as spearheading a spiritual revival in Sabbatianism, of which they now see themselves as part.

Shifra, A. "Another Glance at Sabbatianism, Conversion, and Hebraism in Seventeenth Century Europe: Scrutinizing the Character of Johan Kempper (sic) of Uppsala, or Moshe Son of Aharon of Krakow," in Elior, R. (ed.)

The mystic speculations of the kabalists prepared the ground for Sabbatianism, and the Jewish masses were rendered even more receptive by the great disasters that over-took the Jews of Poland during the middle of the 17th century such as the Cossack Chmielnicki Uprising against Poland during 1648-1654.