The Hasidic tale / Gedalyah Nigal ; translated by Edward Levin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nigal, Gedalyah, author.

Series:

Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)

Littman library of Jewish civilization

Standardized Title:

Siporet ha-Ḥasidit. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Hasidim--Legends--Themes, motives.

Hasidim.

Hasidic parables--Themes, motives.

Hasidic parables.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 383 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Electronic form.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Story-telling has been an integral part of the hasidic movement from its inception. Stories about the hasidic leaders and their mystical powers attracted followers and maintained their devotion, and still do so today. This important work, based on analysis of all the published anthologies of such stories, presents them by theme and traces their origins. Originally published in Hebrew and expanded for this edition, it makes a fascinating contribution to the history of hasidism, of Hebrew literature, and of Jewish popular culture.

Contents:

The Hasidic tale as perceived by Hasidim

The tsadik, his followers, and his opponents

Matchmaking and marriages

The blessing of children: birth and offspring

Agunot

A life of sin

Illness and physicians

The dead, burial, and the world to come

Transmigration of the soul and dybbuks

The powers of evil and the war against them

Apostasy and apostates

Ritual slaughterers

The Tamim: the simple person

Hidden tsadikim

Hospitality

The prophet Elijah

The Ba'al Shem Tov's unsuccessful pilgrimage to the land of Israel.

Notes:

Originally published in 2008.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-359) and index.

תרגום של: הסיפורת החסידית.

ISBN:

1-909821-09-8

OCLC:

1053817538