Golem: Legends of the Ghetto of Prague
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ISBN10: 1161357491
ISBN13: 9781161357493
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 246
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.63 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781161357493
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 246
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.63 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Golem: Legends of the Ghetto of Prague is a novel written by Chayim Bloch. The book is a retelling of the legend of the Golem, a creature made of clay and brought to life by a rabbi in medieval Prague. The story is set in the Jewish ghetto of Prague in the 16th century, where the Jewish community is oppressed and persecuted by the ruling Christian authorities. The rabbi creates the Golem to protect the Jews from harm, but the creature becomes uncontrollable and wreaks havoc on the ghetto. The novel explores themes of power, oppression, and the dangers of playing God. It is a classic work of Jewish folklore and has been adapted into various forms of media, including films and plays. The book is written in a lyrical style and is often considered a masterpiece of Jewish literature.A Golem is an artificial man made by qabalistic magic and legends of this strange being extend back at least to the ghettos of medieval Germany. The Golem was created to serve its creator.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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