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Littman The Mystical Origins of Hasidism

Littman The Mystical Origins of Hasidism

Elior, Rachel

Paperback

Series: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

Religion General Judaism

ISBN10: 1904113044
ISBN13: 9781904113041
Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Published: Feb 28 2008
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: Hebrew

The words 'hasid' and 'hasidism' have become so familiar to people interested in the Jewish world that little thought is given to understanding exactly what hasidism is or considering its spiritual and social consequences.

What, for example, are the distinguishing features of hasidism? What innovations does it embody? How did its founders see it? Why did it arouse opposition? What is the essential nature of hasidic thought? What is its spiritual essence? What does its literature consist of? What typifies its leadership? What is the secret of its persistence through the centuries? How have scholars explained its origins? Is hasidism an expression of mystical ideas, or a response to changing social circumstances? What is its connection to kabbalah? To Shabateanism? To messianism? What is its relationship to the traditional structures of authority in the Jewish world? This book aims to answer all these questions in a lucid and accessible manner.

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