Hasidism As Mysticism Quietistic Elements in Eighteenth-Century Hasidic Thought |
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| Author:
| Uffenheimer, Rivka Schatz |
| Translator:
| Chipman, Jonathan |
| Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-63655-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $163.00 |
Book Description:
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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
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