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The Hasidic parable /

"The teachers of Hasidism gave new life to the literary tradition of parable, a story that teaches a spiritual or moral truth. In The Hasidic Parable, acclaimed author Aryeh Wineman takes readers through the great works of the hasidic storytellers." "Telling parables, explains Rabbi W...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wineman, Aryeh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: Philadelphia, Penn. : Jewish Publication Society, 2001.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Paradox and the Unexpected
  • Sadness in Finding a Treasure
  • The Clown on the Day of Judgment
  • Chipping Away at the Mountain
  • God in Transit
  • The Correct Motivation
  • The Talking Bird
  • Compassion as Punishment
  • That Each Occasion Be like the Very First
  • The Evil Inclination
  • Redefinitions
  • The Crown and the Container
  • Beyond Request
  • Sound without Words
  • On the Language of Melody
  • When Truth Confronts Limited Understanding
  • When a House of Sticks Is Shattered
  • The Suffering of the ShekhinahUnconventional Ways to Serve
  • On the Need for the Spontaneous
  • The Miraculous within the Everyday
  • Seeing a Woman's Beautiful Clothing
  • Deepening the Implications of Divine Oneness
  • The Barriers to the Palace
  • The King's Two Messengers
  • On Evil as a Divine Instrument
  • On Intruding Thoughts
  • It Is God Who Awakens Our Minds
  • Child and Parent
  • The Ultimate Disloyalty
  • Transforming Sadness from Within
  • Echoes and Transformations of Older Motifs
  • The World Is Like a Wedding Feast: A Parable Tradition
  • The Exiled Prince and the Gem on the Ocean Floor: A Parable TraditionThe Polemics of an Hour of History
  • Arms without Fire
  • On the Inability to Hear the Melody
  • A Holy Man's Dependence upon His Followers
  • Parables by Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav on Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav
  • To Break Down All the Doors and Locks
  • Which Class Really Makes the Wheels Go Around?
  • More Treasure Tales
  • Where the True Treasure Is to Be Found
  • Glossary of Terms and Personalities
  • Sources and Bibliography