Hasidic Thought

"Notwithstanding Hasidism's historical division into various streams and numerous courts, there is an essential unity to its thought, expressed repeatedly down to our own day. The historical and ideological vitality of Hasidism may be inferred from the fact that its continuity was not broken even during the Holocaust, and that to this very day it has not lost its charm for many. This vitality derives to a large extent from the fact that Hasidism chose to forego the complex world-view...
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"Notwithstanding Hasidism's historical division into various streams and numerous courts, there is an essential unity to its thought, expressed repeatedly down to our own day. The historical and ideological vitality of Hasidism may be inferred from the fact that its continuity was not broken even during the Holocaust, and that to this very day it has not lost its charm for many. This vitality derives to a large extent from the fact that Hasidism chose to forego the complex world-view of theosophical Kabbalah, preferring to deal in its thought with human questions. Hasidism sought to instruct man in the path towards spiritual renewal, which in principle extends infinitely the path of the individual, engaged in constant struggle with himself to uncover the divine element dormant within his hidden depths."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved