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Hasidic prayer. / Louis Jacobs.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacobs, Louis
- Series:
- Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
- The Littman library of Jewish civilization
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prayer--Judaism.
- Prayer.
- Hasidism.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)
- Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- ix, 195 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Schocken Books, [1973]
- Contents:
- Hasidism
- The nature of Hasidic prayer
- The Hasidic Prayer Book and Prayer House
- Preparations for prayer
- Gestures and melody in prayer
- Contemplative prayer
- Contemplative prayer (continued)
- Ecstatic Prayer
- The elevation of 'Strange Thoughts'
- Prayer as inspiration
- The prayers of the Zaddik
- The polemic on the recital of Le-Shem Yihud
- Hasidic Prayer in the Responsa.
- Notes:
- "This book is a study of one very important aspect of Hasidic thought; the attitudes of the Hasidic masters to prayer. While the stress is on the theoretical side, the practical manifestations of Hasidic prayer have also been noted."--Preface.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- Potok Collection copy has autograph of "Chaim Potok 1973".
- Potok Collection copy has marginal marks.
- OCLC:
- 631803
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