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The Paradoxical Ascent to God

The Kabbalistic Theosophy of Habad Hasidism

The Paradoxical Ascent to God( )
Author: Elior, Rachel
Translator: Green, Jeffrey M.
Series title:SUNY Series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7914-1046-2
Publication Date:Nov 1992
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Imprint:Suny Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $34.95
Book Description:

This book is a study of the Habad Hasidism movement, an influential part of the Hasidic Movement, which originated in the eigteenth century. Habad was founded by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1813) who established a Hasidic community in Belorussia and who set forth the new Habad doctrine in a book entitled Tanya (Likutey Amarim). This doctrine expounded the mystical ideas underlying the quest for God. Its essential innovation lay in the formulation of a religious outlook which...
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Book Details
Pages:279
Detailed Subjects: Religion / Judaism / Orthodox
Religion / Theosophy
Religion / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:0.94 Pounds



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