The Hasidic parable / Aryeh Wineman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wineman, Aryeh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hasidic parables.

Hasidic parables--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 191 pages)

Edition:

1st. ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Penn. : Jewish Publication Society, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The teachers of Hasidism gave new life to the literary tradition of parable, a story that teaches a spiritual or moral truth. In The Hasidic Parable, acclaimed author Aryeh Wineman takes readers through the great works of the hasidic storytellers." "Telling parables, explains Rabbi Wineman, was a strategy that the hasidic masters used to foster a radical shift in thinking about God, the world, and the values and norms of religious life. Although these parables date back 200 years or more, they deal with moral and religious themes and issues still relevant today. Each is accompanied by notes and commentary by the author that illuminate their ideological significance and their historical roots and background."

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Paradox and the Unexpected

Sadness in Finding a Treasure

The Clown on the Day of Judgment

Chipping Away at the Mountain

God in Transit

The Correct Motivation

The Talking Bird

Compassion as Punishment

That Each Occasion Be like the Very First

The Evil Inclination

Redefinitions

The Crown and the Container

Beyond Request

Sound without Words

On the Language of Melody

When Truth Confronts Limited Understanding

When a House of Sticks Is Shattered

The Suffering of the Shekhinah

Unconventional Ways to Serve

On the Need for the Spontaneous

The Miraculous within the Everyday

Seeing a Woman's Beautiful Clothing

Deepening the Implications of Divine Oneness

The Barriers to the Palace

The King's Two Messengers

On Evil as a Divine Instrument

On Intruding Thoughts

It Is God Who Awakens Our Minds

Child and Parent

The Ultimate Disloyalty

Transforming Sadness from Within

Echoes and Transformations of Older Motifs

The World Is Like a Wedding Feast: A Parable Tradition

The Exiled Prince and the Gem on the Ocean Floor: A Parable Tradition

The Polemics of an Hour of History

Arms without Fire

On the Inability to Hear the Melody

A Holy Man's Dependence upon His Followers

Parables by Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav on Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav

To Break Down All the Doors and Locks

Which Class Really Makes the Wheels Go Around?

More Treasure Tales

Where the True Treasure Is to Be Found

Glossary of Terms and Personalities

Sources and Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes 40 parables translated from Hebrew.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191).

ISBN:

0-8276-1031-9

OCLC:

680616284