The messianic secret of Hasidism / / by Mor Altshuler.
This book describes a circle of Eastern European Kabbalists that established Hasidism, an important movement that has influenced Jewish Mysticism, Yiddish culture and Hebrew literature. It uncovers the messianic motivation, concealed in Hasidic writings after the failure of their 1740-1781 attempts...
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| Superior document: | Brill's series in Jewish studies, v. 39 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's series in Jewish studies ;
v. 39. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Credits
- Preface
- PART ONE
- Introduction: The Messianic Element in Hasidism
- Chapter One: "Time Does Not Assent to It"-Messianic Strains in the Besht's Holy Epistle
- Chapter Two: The Annals of the Zolochev Dynasty
- Chapter Three: The Beginning of R. Yeẖiel Mikhel's Career In 5532 (1772)
- Chapter Four: Linkage
- Chapter Five: A Tiqqun Leil Shavuʿot in R. Yeẖiel Mikhel's Prayer House
- Chapter Six: On the Character of the Group
- Chapter Seven: Iyyar 5541 (April-May 1781)-The Dissemination of the Torah's Mysteries and the Death of R. Yeẖiel Mikhel
- Chapter Eight: The Sweet Fruit of Messianism
- Chapter Nine: The Hasidic Immigration of 5537 (1777)
- Summary: From Esoteric Group to Mass Movement
- PART TWO
- Anthology: Disciples and Writings
- PART THREE
- Appendix I The Besht's Holy Epistle-Editions And Versions
- Appendix II: Hasidic Conduct Literature
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Descent For The Sake Of The Ascent
- Chapter Two: Equanimity
- Chapter Three: Torah Study
- Chapter Four: Prayer
- Appendix III Family Tree
- PART FOUR
- Bibliography
- Index
- INDEX OF PERSONALITIES
- INDEX OF WRITINGS
- INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND PLACES.