Karakaşlar
The Karakaşlar ( Turkish ) or Konyosos ( Ladino ) are next to the Izmirim (Izmirlis) and Yakubiler (Jacobites) one of the three Jewish Dönme (Apostate) sects. It emerged from this movement at the beginning of the 18th century. They are characterized by great secrecy. The leader of this neo-Sabbatian movement, which is close to Islam , was Baruchja Russo, 1677-1720, who came from a Jewish family that was one of the early followers of Shabbtai Zvi . His followers regarded him as the reincarnation of Shabbtai Zvi, since 1716 as a divine incarnation, after his conversion to Islam he was called "Osman Baba". Representatives of the sect were sent to Poland, Germany and Austria, where they caused a considerable stir in the years 1720-1726. The number of its members is estimated at several hundred to several thousand. The Frankists later split off from this movement.
literature
- Klaus Kienzler : SABBATHAI Z e wi. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 1142-1144.
- Jacob M. Landau : The Dönmes: Crypto-Jews under Turkish Rule , March 2007, Jewish Political Studies Review 19: 1-2, website of the Jerusalem center for public affairs
- JH Laenen: Jewish Mysticism: An Introduction . Westminster John Knox Press 2001, ISBN 0664224571
Web links
- The Eighteenth Century (1700-1730) (English)
- Modern-Day Remnants of Shabsai Tzvi Followers (English)
- Каракашлар (коньосос) (Russian)
- Каракашлар (Коньосос) (Russian)
- The Shabbatean Movement (English; PDF file; 35 kB)
- List of false messiahs
- Wolf Benjamin Eibeschütz
Individual evidence
- ↑ From İzmir ( Latin / Greek : Smyrna).
- ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://religion.babr.ru/iuda/kara.htm
