Historical atlas of Hasidism / Marcin Wodziński, cartography by Waldemar Spallek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wodziński, Marcin, author.

Contributor:

Spallek, Waldemar, cartographer.

Princeton University Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hasidism--History.

Hasidism.

History.

Hasidism--Maps.

Genre:

History.

Maps.

Physical Description:

ix, 265 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 33 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Summary:

Historical Atlas of Hasidism is the very first cartographic reference book on one of the modern era's most vibrant and important mystical movements. Featuring sixty-one large-format maps and a wealth of illustrations, charts, and tables, this one-of-a-kind atlas charts Hasidism's emergence and expansion; its dynasties, courts, and prayer houses; its spread to the New World; the crisis of the two world wars and the Holocaust; and Hasidism's remarkable postwar rebirth. Historical Atlas of Hasidism demonstrates how geography has influenced not only the social organization of Hasidism but also its spiritual life, types of religious leadership, and cultural articulation. It focuses not only on Hasidic leaders but also on their thousands of followers living far from Hasidic centers. It examines Hasidism in its historical entirety, from its beginnings in the eighteenth century until today, and draws on extensive GIS-processed databases of historical and contemporary records to present the most complete picture yet of this thriving and diverse religious movement. Historical Atlas of Hasidism is visually stunning and easy to use, a magnificent resource for anyone seeking to understand Hasidism's spatial and spiritual dimensions, or indeed anybody interested in geographies of religious movements past and present.

Contents:

Introduction

Emergence

Expansion

Dynasties

Courts

Shtiblekh: Prayer rooms

The New World, 1900-1939

World Wars, Interbellum, the Holocaust

Survival and rebirth

There and back again.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245) and index.

National Jewish Book Awards - Scholarship, Winner, 2018

ISBN:

9780691174013

0691174016

OCLC:

1004945463