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Description
This presentation examines several autobiographical fragments of the most important Frankist document, The Words of the Lord. It focuses on the motif of recurrent divine calls to 'go to Poland' and, ultimately, the justification of Frank's conversion to Christianity.
This presentation is for the following text(s):
- The Collection of the Words of the Lord spoken in Bruenn
Event Website
http://wesscholar.wesleyan.edu/emw/emw2011/
Start Date
22-8-2011 11:00 AM
Location
University of Texas at Austin
Included in
Cultural History Commons, European History Commons, History of Religion Commons, Jewish Studies Commons
Descend to the Abyss: Jacob Frank's going to Poland
University of Texas at Austin
This presentation examines several autobiographical fragments of the most important Frankist document, The Words of the Lord. It focuses on the motif of recurrent divine calls to 'go to Poland' and, ultimately, the justification of Frank's conversion to Christianity.
This presentation is for the following text(s):
- The Collection of the Words of the Lord spoken in Bruenn
https://research.library.fordham.edu/emw/emw2011/emw2011/4
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