Download or read book Mystical Concepts in Chassidism written by Jacob Immanuel Schochet and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent guide to the intricate concepts of Jewish mysticism found in Chabad Chasidic philosphy. It traces the history of Jewish mysticism from its earliest beginnings through its expansion in the sixteenth century and the new era of its promulgation through the Chasidic movement. Special attention is given to the teachings of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, who first elucidated Kabbalistic concepts in a systematic manner and made them accessible to the average person.
Download or read book Mystical concepts in Chassidism written by Jacob Immanuel Schochet and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mystical Tradition written by Jacob Immanuel Schochet and published by Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch. This book was released on 1990 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the general nature of Jewish mysticism, its place within Judaism, the unique aspects that distinguish it from non-Jewish mysticism, and the significance of its dissemination in modern times.
Download or read book Demystifying the Mystical written by Chaim Dalfin and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as one must master his or her profession in order to succeed, one must learn Chasidism so as to internalize its teachings, says author Rabbi Chaim Dalfin. Only then do the esoteric principles of mysticism appear in their practical application to today's world.
Download or read book Hasidism as Mysticism written by Rivka Schatz Uffenheimer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offered here for the first time in English translation, Hasidism as Mysticism is a classic in its field. Using the tools of phenomenology, Rivka Schatz Uffenheimer places Hasidism squarely in the context of religious studies. Hasidism's theoretical texts have been largely ignored by historians of the movement, but Schatz Uffenheimer analyzes these materials fully, disclosing the mystical, quietistic tendencies that existed alongside Hasidism's more activist, popular elements. The author carefully reviewed this translation of her work; it includes a revised introduction with much new material, two new chapters, and an appendix containing a translation, history, and literary analysis of one of the few extant texts attributed to the Baal Shem Tov. Schatz Uffenheimer's inquiry covers the full gamut of Hasidic life and thought, embracing such topics as the emphasis on joy and the concomitant ban on sadness and regret in Hasidism, the focus on contemplative rather than petitionary prayer, the subordination of the mizvot (commandments) to the spiritualistic goal of devequt (attachment to God), and the anarchic elements of Hasidism's approach to life within society. Also discussed are the problematic role of Torah study resulting from this spiritualistic emphasis, the movement's neutralization or internalization of the traditional concept of a historical messiah, and the transformation within Hasidism of traditional concepts borrowed from Kabbalah. The author's illuminating hints as to the affinity between Hasidism and Christian Quietism should be of particular interest to scholars in the field. Rivka Schatz Uffenheimer (1927-1992) was the Edmonton Community Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. One of the outstanding students of Gershom Scholem, she forged her own path in the world of scholarship. Her research encompassed a wide range of areas: Zohar and Lurianic Kabbalah, Sabbatianism, Hasidism, and the typology of Jewish messianism. In addition, she was deeply involved in the ongoing discussion concerning the major spiritual and existential issues confronting contemporary Judaism and the State of Israel. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Understanding Jewish Mysticism The philosophic mystical tradition and the Hasidic tradition written by David R. Blumenthal and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chassidic Dimensions written by Jacob Immanuel Schochet and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain ideas and concepts - like that of universal Ahavat Yisrael, the figure of the Rebbe-Tzaddik, and the idea of a joyful disposition, - are so strongly identified with chasidic thought that many do not realize that the derive wholly from the Talmud, Midrash, and other classic traditions.
Download or read book Gershom Scholem s Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism 50 Years After written by Peter Schäfer and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 1993 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the Gershom Scholem Center for the Study of Jewish Mysticism.
Download or read book The Jewish Mystical Tradition written by Ben Zion Bokser and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1993 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find more information about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Download or read book The Mystical Dimension Deep calling unto deep written by Jacob Immanuel Schochet and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mystical Origins of Hasidism written by Rachel Elior and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Wisdom of the Jewish Mystics written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chassidism a Resum of Modern Hebrew Mysticism written by Isaiah Wassilevsky and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chassidism a Resumé of Modern Hebrew Mysticism Everyone acknowledges, though few acknowledge quite willingly, the services rendered to European culture, in modern times, by the Jewish race. Dispersed through many countries, and subject in some of them to grave disabilities, the Modern Jew, using English, French, German, Russian, or the universal language of music or of marble, has impressed himself upon western civilisation with an energy and success almost directly in proportion to the rigour of the legal and social obstacles placed in his path. To a vast number of Englishmen and Frenchmen today, Heine stands for German poetry. If any injustice be done to the immense and varied contributions of the Jewish intellect to our science, our literature, our erudition, or our art, it is not that they are overlooked, but rather that they are insisted on with an excessive and malicious emphasis. There is one aspect of modern Jewish activity, however, which has so completely escaped this general recognition that for the mass of educated Europeans it hardly exists at all. The singular aptitude with which the Jew masters the usages as well as the languages of the Gentiles, and the sordid and unlovely qualities - one must add - which he often develops in the process, easily blinds us to the richness and beauty of the traditions which he inherits as a member of the Jewish community itself. Heine's Prinzessin Sabbath and the Mordicai scenes in Daniel Deronda cast a gracious and tender revealing light upon the Jewish home. But no George Eliot has given the Gentile world at large any adequate impression of the extent and significance of the literature written in modern times by Jews, in their own language, for one another. Hebrew - a language of ritual - is also, and has never ceased to be, a living speech, actively cultivated, in prose and verse, by distinguished scholars, journalists, novelists, and poets, especially in Germany and Russia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Mystic Trends in Judaism written by Arnold Posy and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mystical Dimension Chassidic dimensions written by Jacob Immanuel Schochet and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Phenomenology and Mysticism written by Anthony J. Steinbock and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the first-person narratives of three figures from the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic mystical traditions—St. Teresa of Avila, Rabbi Dov Baer, and Rūzbihān Baqlī—Anthony J. Steinbock provides a complete phenomenology of mysticism based in the Abrahamic religious traditions. He relates a broad range of religious experiences, or verticality, to philosophical problems of evidence, selfhood, and otherness. From this philosophical description of vertical experience, Steinbock develops a social and cultural critique in terms of idolatry—as pride, secularism, and fundamentalism—and suggests that contemporary understandings of human experience must come from a fuller, more open view of religious experience.
