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The Besht : magician, mystic, and leader /

Now available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Etkes, I.
Autor Corporativo: Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: Waltham, Mass. : Hanover : Brandeis University Press ; University Press of New England, ©2005.
Colección:Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series (Unnumbered)
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Magic and miracle workers in the days of the Baal Shem Tov
  • Israel Baal Shem
  • A leader if the Jewish people
  • The Besht as mystic and pioneer in divine worship
  • The Besht and his circle
  • The historicity of Shivhel Habesht
  • The Besht and the founding of Hasidism
  • Appendix I : Magic and miracle workers in the literature of the Haskalah
  • Appendix II : The Besht's epistle
  • Appendix III : The versions of the Besht's epistle.