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Mysticism and madness : the religious thought of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav / by Zvi Mark.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mark, Zvi, author.
- 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
- Subjects (All):
- Naḥman, of Bratslav, 1772-1811.
- Naḥman.
- Consciousness--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Consciousness.
- God--Worship and love.
- God.
- Hasidism.
- Music--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Music.
- Mysticism--Judaism.
- Mysticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum ; [Jerusalem] : Shalom Hartman Institute, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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. Key elements of Rabbi Nachman`s magic and magnetic force are illuminated in this research, which presents Bratslavian mysticism as a unique link in the history of Jewish mysticism. The mystical worldview is the axis of this book, but its branches stretch out to key issues in the Bratslavian world such as belief and imagination, dreams and the land of Israel, melodies and song."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- 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:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612875632
- 9781472548665
- 1472548663
- 9781282875630
- 1282875639
- 9781441169389
- 1441169385
- OCLC:
- 682540834
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