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Hasidism : A New History by David Biale, David Assaf, Moshe Rosman, Benjamin Brown and Uriel Gellman (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-100691175152
ISBN-139780691175157
eBay Product ID (ePID)237510660
Product Key Features
Number of Pages896 Pages
Publication NameHasidism : a New History
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectJudaism / History, Judaism / Theology, Judaism / Orthodox, Jewish
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, History
AuthorDavid Biale, David Assaf, Moshe Rosman, Benjamin Brown, Uriel Gellman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.3 in
Item Weight69.1 Oz
Item Length10.7 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2017-021879
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"For this remarkably well-researched and expansive history of Hasidism, a team of scholars has collaborated to produce an intelligent and eminently readable exploration of a branch of Judaism that has made an extraordinary mark on Jewish life. . . . This effort is rich with detail and insight, and captures the vibrancy and innovation of a thriving, multifaceted movement. It belongs on the bookshelf of any serious student of Jewish history." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred review), "The book is notable for smashing various well-worn myths about Hasidism, and presenting new insights that place the movement at the center of European Jewish history, a major shaper of that history rather than a marginal aberration." ---Sue Fishkoff, Jweekly, These eight modern sages managed to produce a fascinating book that embodies their collective wisdom and style in a seamless and highly illuminating work of authorship. This, too, strikes me as something of a miracle. ---Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal, "A landmark book--the only one that treats the entire history of Hasidism." --Gershon David Hundert, author of Jews in Poland-Lithuania in the Eighteenth Century, "Likely to be the definitive work on Judaism's equivalent of charismatic Protestantism." ---Marvin Olasky, World, "Hasidic Jews are among the most highly visible and fastest growing of all the world's Jewish subcultures. They are also among the least understood and enigmatic of Jewish communities. The veil of obscurity has been lifted thanks to this volume, which represents the very latest and best scholarship on Hasidism's history and culture. A cause for celebration, Hasidism is a magnificent achievement." --John M. Efron, author of German Jewry and the Allure of the Sephardic, "These eight modern sages managed to produce a fascinating book that embodies their collective wisdom and style in a seamless and highly illuminating work of authorship. This, too, strikes me as something of a miracle." ---Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal, Likely to be the definitive work on Judaism's equivalent of charismatic Protestantism. ---Marvin Olasky, World, The book is notable for smashing various well-worn myths about Hasidism, and presenting new insights that place the movement at the center of European Jewish history, a major shaper of that history rather than a marginal aberration. ---Sue Fishkoff, Jweekly, "This extensive and authoritative volume is unprecedented in its scope, breadth, and depth. It provides the first real comprehensive history of Hasidism that spans the entire movement from its beginnings to the present." --Shaul Magid, author of Hasidism Incarnate: Hasidism, Christianity, and the Construction of Modern Judaism, Hasidism: A New History . . . is a monumental scholarly achievement and a great contribution to the understanding of one of the most important movements in Jewish life in the modern period. ---Moshe Halbertal, New York Review of Books, "The world of Hasidism can be enthralling with just the double edge that the word implies. But how did it come into being and how has it survived, this uncanny Jewish cousin of European modernity itself? Hasidism answers that compelling question better than it has ever been answered before." --Jack Miles, general editor of The Norton Anthology of World Religions, For this remarkably well-researched and expansive history of Hasidism, a team of scholars has collaborated to produce an intelligent and eminently readable exploration of a branch of Judaism that has made an extraordinary mark on Jewish life. . . . This effort is rich with detail and insight, and captures the vibrancy and innovation of a thriving, multifaceted movement. It belongs on the bookshelf of any serious student of Jewish history., " Hasidism: A New History . . . is a monumental scholarly achievement and a great contribution to the understanding of one of the most important movements in Jewish life in the modern period." ---Moshe Halbertal, New York Review of Books
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal296.833209
SynopsisThe first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism This is the first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism. The book's unique blend of intellectual, religious, and social history offers perspectives on the movement's leaders as well as its followers, and demonstrates that, far from being a throwback to the Middle Ages, Hasidism is a product of modernity that forged its identity as a radical alternative to the secular world. Hasidism originated in southeastern Poland, in mystical circles centered on the figure of Israel Ba'al Shem Tov, but it was only after his death in 1760 that a movement began to spread. Challenging the notion that Hasidism ceased to be a creative movement after the eighteenth century, this book argues that its first golden age was in the nineteenth century, when it conquered new territory, won a mass following, and became a mainstay of Jewish Orthodoxy. World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the Holocaust decimated eastern European Hasidism. But following World War II, the movement enjoyed a second golden age, growing exponentially. Today, it is witnessing a remarkable renaissance in Israel, the United States, and other countries around the world. Written by an international team of scholars, Hasidism is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand this vibrant and influential modern Jewish movement., The first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism This is the first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism. The book's unique blend of intellectual, religious, and social history offers perspectives on the movement's leaders as well as its followers, and demonstrates that, far from being a throwback to the Middle Ages, Hasidism is a product of modernity that forged its identity as a radical alternative to the secular world. Hasidism originated in southeastern Poland, in mystical circles centered on the figure of Israel Baal Shem Tov, but it was only after his death in 1760 that a movement began to spread. Challenging the notion that Hasidism ceased to be a creative movement after the eighteenth century, this book argues that its first golden age was in the nineteenth century, when it conquered new territory, won a mass following, and became a mainstay of Jewish Orthodoxy. World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the Holocaust decimated eastern European Hasidism. But following World War II, the movement enjoyed a second golden age, growing exponentially.Today, it is witnessing a remarkable renaissance in Israel, the United States, and other countries around the world. Written by an international team of scholars, Hasidism is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand this vibrant and influential modern Jewish movement., The first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism This is the first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism. The book's unique blend of intellectual, religious, and social history offers perspectives on the movement's leaders as well as its followers, and demonstrates that, far
LC Classification NumberBM198.3.B53 2017
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