Hasidism beyond modernity: essays in Habad thought and history
The Habad school of hasidism is distinguished today from other hasidic groups by its famous emphasis on outreach, on messianism, and on empowering women. <i>Hasidism Beyond Modernity</i> provides a critical, thematic study of the movement from its beginnings, showing how its unusual qual...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool
Liverpool University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Further subjects: | B
Habad
Philosophy
B Habad ; Philosophy B Hasidism ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst00951808 B Mysticism ; Judaism ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01031646 B Mysticism Judaism B Mysticism ; Judaism B Habad ; Philosophy ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst00950015 B Hasidism |
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| Summary: | The Habad school of hasidism is distinguished today from other hasidic groups by its famous emphasis on outreach, on messianism, and on empowering women. <i>Hasidism Beyond Modernity</i> provides a critical, thematic study of the movement from its beginnings, showing how its unusual qualities evolved. Topics investigated include the theoretical underpinning of the outreach ethos; the turn towards women in the twentieth century; new attitudes to non-Jews; the role of the individual in the hasidic collective; spiritual contemplation in the context of modernity; the quest for inclusivism in the face of prevailing schismatic processes; messianism in both spiritual and political forms; and the direction of the movement after the passing of its seventh rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in 1994. Attention is given to many contrasts: pre-modern, modern, and postmodern conceptions of Judaism; the clash between maintaining an enclave and outreach models of Jewish society; particularist and universalist trends; and the subtle interplay of mystical faith and rationality. Some of the chapters are new; others, published in an earlier form, have been updated to take account of recent scholarship. This book presents an in-depth study of an intriguing movement which takes traditional hasidism beyond modernity. |
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| ISBN: | 1789628202 |