Mysticism and madness : the religious thought of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav / by Zvi Mark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mark, Zvi.

Contributor:

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Series:

Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 7.

The Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 7

Standardized Title:

Shigaʻon ṿe-daʻat bi-yetsirat R. Naḥman mi-Breslav. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Naḥman, of Bratslav, 1772-1811.

Naḥman.

Consciousness--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Consciousness.

Music--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Music.

Mysticism--Judaism.

Mysticism.

God--Worship and love.

God.

Hasidism.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 306 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum ; [Jerusalem] : Shalom Hartman Institute, [2009]

Summary:

Two hundred years since Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav's demise, his philosophical writings and literary creation remain lively and provocative materials in both Jewish culture and the New-Age movement. >

Contents:

Imagination, prophecy and faith : the role of the imagination in religious life, and the character of Bratslavian faith

On the character of mystical experiences

Unification : hints, sparks and melody : on the Bratslavian service of God

Silence and melody facing the void : on the place of the mystic melody in the confrontation with heresy in the writings of R. Nachman of Bratslav

The land of imagination

'Smallness' and 'greatness' and their roots in the kabbalah of the Ari

The ultimate purpose of knowing is that we do not know

'The story of the humble king' : on laughter and foolishness in the service of God.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780826445162

0826445160

9780826441447

0826441440

OCLC:

277204352