From Sacred to Secular Heresy
Building upon previous analyses of medical heresy as secularized religious orthodoxy enforcement, this study examines how Jewish mystical traditions—particularly Kabbalistic antinomianism and Sabbatian theology—illuminate deeper dimensions of the heresy-orthodoxy dialectic in contemporary medical practice. Through analysis of figures like Sabbatai Zevi, Jacob Frank, and their theological frameworks, we demonstrate how the paradoxical necessity of heresy in mystical traditions provides essential insights for understanding resistance to medical orthodoxy.