Studies in East European Jewish Mysticism and Hasidism

Joseph Weiss; Joseph Dan

A classic text for all those interested in Jewish religious developments in eastern Europe, this paperback has a new introduction locating Weiss's work in the context of contemporary scholarship and the current resurgence of hasidism.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Note on Sources
pp vii-vii

Note on Pronunciation
pp vii-viii

Introduction to the Paperback Edition: Joseph Weiss Today
pp ix-xx

Editor's Introduction
pp xxi-xxii

Publisher's Note
pp xxiii-xxiv

STUDIES IN EAST EUROPEAN JEWISH MYSTICISM AND HASIDISM
pp 1-2

Some Notes on the Social Background of Early Hasidism
pp 3-26

A Circle of Pneumatics in Pre-Hasidism
pp 27-42

Contemplative Mysticism and “Faith” in Hasidic Piety
pp 43-55

Torah Study in Early Hasidism
pp 56-68

Via Passiva in Early Hasidism
pp 69-94

The Kavvanoth of Prayer in Early Hasidism
pp 95-125

Petitionary Prayer in Early Hasidism
pp 126-130

Contemplation as Solitude
pp 131-141

Contemplation as Self-Abandonment in the Writings of Hayyim Haika of Amdura
pp 142-154

R. Abraham Kalisker's Concept of Communion with God and Men
pp 155-169

The Authorship and Literary Unity of the Darkhei Yesharim
pp 170-182

The Ṣaddik-Altering the Divine Will
pp 183-193

The Hasidic Way of Ḥabad
pp 194-201

Some Notes on Ecstasy in Ḥabad Hasidism
pp 202-208

A Late Jewish Utopia of Religious Freedom
pp 209-248

Sense and Nonsense in Defining Judaism-The Strange Case of Naḥman of Brazlav
pp 249-270

Index
pp 271-272

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