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Hasidism and Politics: The Kingdom of Poland, 1815-1864

Hasidism and Politics: The Kingdom of Poland, 1815-1864

Wodzinski
Wodzinski, Marcin

Paperback

Series: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

19th Century United States HistoryEastern European HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1906764948
ISBN13: 9781906764944
Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Published: Sep 1 2016
Pages: 348
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: Polish

Analysing the political relations between the Kingdom of Poland and the hasidic movement, this book examines plans formulated by the government and by groups close to government circles regarding hasidim, and describes how a hasidic body politic developed in response. Marcin Wodzinski demonstrates that the rise of hasidism was an important factor in shaping the Jewish policy of both central and provincial authorities and shows how the creation of socio-political conditions that were advantageous to the hasidic movement accelerated its growth. While concentrating on the dynamic that developed in the Kingdom of Poland, the discussion is informed by a consideration of the relationship between the state and the hasidic movement from its inception in the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth. The novelty of this study lies in the fact that, whereas most analyses of political culture concentrate on states and societies with well-established electoral systems of representation, Wodzinski focuses on the under-researched area of political relations between a non-democratic state and a low-status community lacking authorized representation.

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