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Symbolic Transgressions

[Sabbatai Sevi’s] transgressions, which formed so characteristic a part of his behavior, did not become a “normal” pattern. Their significance was purely symbolic. They were indicative of some special, exalted condition of the soul. —Sabbatai Sevi: The Mystical Messiah, Gershom … Continue reading

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