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Isaac bashevis singer satan in goray6/8/2023 (It is clear that only the men are benefitting from this new Messianic age: whose Messiah? which kingdom of God?) In this connection, an interesting theme of the story is how religious extremism manifests as sexual violence, and how eschatological fervor can contribute to extremes of inequality. Singer gives us an interesting view of the clash between religious authority and messianism, highlighting the tenuous connection between imperfect social structures created to sustain human flourishing and eschatological hopes for their annihilation (in other words, there is a reason that apocalypticism arises in times of political unrest). Based on the true story of the seventeenth-century apostate messiah, this novel tracks the tragic twists and turns of life in a small village awaiting word from a distant land about the promised one. Isaac Bashevis Singer's Yiddish masterpiece is historically illuminating, theologically penetrating, and as strikingly relevant as ever.
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