The Messiah of Turkey
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978-0-9552404-5-4 (ISBN)
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This is the amazing story of Shabbatai Sevi, the Messiah of Turkey. Among the many charismatic religious groups in today's confused world, there is one whose founder started life as a rabbi, then converted to Islam and eventually reverted to Judaism. Sabbataeans, as the followers of Shabbetai Sevi are known, follow the path of continuous conversion. It is incredible to acknowledge that when the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire challenged the man who large numbers of Jews recognised as the Messiah, to convert to Islam or die, his submission was seen by many of his followers, not as cowardice but as the fulfilment of a divine journey. As a result, to this day, some Sabbateans believe that apostasy from Judaism constitutes the sacred process of watering their spiritual roots. They have successively embraced Hinduism, Islam and Christianity reverting eventually to their own unorthodox brand of Judaism.Following a visit to Istanbul the author was able to verify that the Sabbataeans number some forty thousand individuals. Many of them, to this day, show a public persona as Muslims but privately follow their own secret religion.
Their sacred literature is the Zohar, the principle book of Kabbala and to this must be added the writings of Shabbatai Sevi and his followers. The Sabbataeans maintain their own website on which they invite their followers to soul search and which they believe will alone take them to the Messiah. Before we dismiss them as being of no consequence we must remember that it is common knowledge in Turkey that influential political leaders in the two major political parties of Turkey are also Sabbataeans.
Aubrey Ross BiographyAubrey Ross brings to his writing, extensive knowledge and the benefits of a trained and educated mind. Moreover, his in-depth study over many years, of the subject of this book, renders him uniquely qualified to present the story of the Messiah of Turkey to a wide audience.Aubrey graduated with a BA from Queens University Belfast and an MSc and Dip Ed from the London School of Economics.Before becoming a lecturer in Law at Hendon Police College and in Philosophy at Hertfordshire University he spent a number of years as Minister at Richmond Hebrew Congregation.He was also selected to stand as a Parliamentary candidate in two elections.Aubrey Ross is a frequent contributor to a number of newspapers and weekly journals.He lists his hobbies to include Martial Arts and Yoga and the study of religion and politics.He is married to Reva and is a devoted father and grandfather.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.8.2007 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 199 mm |
| Gewicht | 270 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-9552404-5-X / 095524045X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-9552404-5-4 / 9780955240454 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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