The Mystical Origins of Hasidism

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Elior, Rachel, author.

Series:

• Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
• The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Hasidism--History.
• Hasidism--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2016.

Summary:

This very accessible introduction to hasidism as a movement opens a new window on its mystical underpinnings. It discusses the origins and dissemination of hasidism and the literature that facilitated this; the theological basis of hasidism and the mystical significance of the tsadik; the major figures of hasidism; and the complex links to kabbalah and Sabbatianism. The discussion of the intellectual and social implications highlights the eighteenth century as a key period in modern Jewish history.

Contents:

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Contents
• Publisher's Note on the Translation and Transliteration
• 1: The Origins of Hasidism
• 2: The Hasidic Library
• 3: Mystical Societies and the Spread of Hasidism Internalizing and Reviving the Kabbalistic Myth
• 4: The Hasidic Concept of Language The Window in the Word
• 5: Israel Ba'al Shem Tov's Uniqueness Myth, Bibliography, Facts, and Image
• 6: The Hasidic Revolution
• 7: Hasidism in the Context of its Time
• 8: The Unity of Opposites Being and Nothingness
• 9: 'For indeed all is null and void' Transcending Being
• 10: The Doctrine of the Tsadik
• 11: Mystical Spirituality and Autonomous Leadership
• 12: Israel Ba'al Shem Tov and Jacob Frank Hasidism and Shabateanism
• 13: Scholarship on Hasidism Changing Perspectives
• 14: Summary
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index of Biblical References
• Subject Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-909821-30-6

OCLC:

1048796156