The Hasidic Tale

Gedalyah Nigal

The Hasidic Tale

Story-telling has been an integral part of the hasidic movement from its inception. Stories about the hasidic leaders and their mystical powers attracted followers and maintained their devotion, and still do so today. This important work, based on analysis of all the published anthologies of such stories, presents them by theme and traces their origins. Originally published in Hebrew and expanded for this edition, it makes a fascinating contribution to the history of hasidism, of Hebrew literature, and of Jewish popular culture.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Names
pp vi-viii

Introduction
pp 1-49

1 - The Hasidic Tale as Perceived by Hasidim
pp 50-76

2 - The Tsadik, his Followers, and his Opponents
pp 77-98

3 - Matchmaking and Marriages
pp 99-113

4 - The Blessing of Children: Birth and Offspring
pp 114-129

5 - Agunot
pp 130-158

6 - A Life of Sin
pp 159-171

7 - Illness and Physicians
pp 172-179

8 - The Dead, Burial, and the World to Come
pp 180-194

9 - Transmigration of the Soul and Dybbuks
pp 195-211

10 - The Powers of Evil and the War against Them
pp 212-233

11 - Apostasy and Apostates
pp 234-249

12 - Ritual Slaughterers
pp 250-256

13 - The Tamim: The Simple Person
pp 257-263

14 - Hidden Tsadikim
pp 264-276

15 - Hospitality
pp 277-279

16 - The Prophet Elijah
pp 280-293

17 - The Ba'al Shem Tov's Unsuccessful Pilgrimage to the Land of Israel
pp 294-308

Appendix: Supplementary Notes
pp 309-331

Glossary
pp 332-336

Gazetteer of Place Names in Central and Eastern Europe
pp 337-342

Bibliography
pp 343-360

Index
pp 361-383

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