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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Marcin Wodzinski , Maya Balakirsky Katz , Gadi Sagiv , Levi CooperPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9781978804210ISBN 10: 1978804210 Pages: 314 Publication Date: 09 August 2019 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Note on Transcription and Place Names Introduction by Marcin Wodziński 1. Homilies by Gadi Sagiv 2. Halakhah by Levi Cooper 3. Stories by Uriel Gellman 4. Mitnagedim by Uriel Gellman 5. Maskilim by Jonatan Meir 6. Ego-documents by Marcin Wodziński 7. Folk narratives by Galit Hasan-Rokem and Shaul Magid 8. Archives by Yohanan Petrovsky Shtern 9. Press by David Assaf 10. Iconography by Maya Balakirsky-Katz 11. Music by Edwin Seroussi 12. Material culture by Vladimir Levin 13. Big data by Marcin Wodziński Note About the Authors IndexReviewsImpressive..readers will learn new things about Hasidism even while their horizons broaden to see new ways of thinking about sources. --Naomi Seidman author of The Marriage Plot or, How Jews Fell in Love with Love, and with Literature Marcin Wodzinski has assembled eleven respected scholars for this work on Hasidism. Much more than an excellent textbook, it focuses on a wide range of important issues not generally emphasized in histories of this pious movement whose membership even now amounts to nearly a million people, roughly seven percent of the world's Jewish population. Intellectually challenging and engagingly written, the book should appeal to everyone interested in the history of modern Jewry. --Abraham Ascher Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, Graduate Center, City University of New York The contributors to Studying Hasidism are the academic equivalent of an all-star team while the topics covered are the wish-list of anyone interested in Hasidism. Up to date, original and comprehensive-there is nothing like it. --Shaul Stampfer author of Lithuanian Yeshivas of the Nineteenth Century: Creating a Tradition of Learning Impressive..readers will learn new things about Hasidism even while their horizons broaden to see new ways of thinking about sources. --Naomi Seidman author of The Marriage Plot or, How Jews Fell in Love with Love, and with Literature Marcin Wodzinski has assembled eleven respected scholars for this work on Hasidism. Much more than an excellent textbook, it focuses on a wide range of important issues not generally emphasized in histories of this pious movement whose membership even now amounts to nearly a million people, roughly seven percent of the world's Jewish population. Intellectually challenging and engagingly written, the book should appeal to everyone interested in the history of modern Jewry. --Abraham Ascher Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, Graduate Center, City University of New York Comprised of thirteen erudite and informative articles by experts in Hasidic culture and customs, Studying Hasidism: Sources, Methods, Perspectives is an extraordinary, unique, and impressively informative contribution to the growing library of Hasidic literature and an invaluable addition to personal, community, and academic library Judaic Studies collections. --Midwest Book Review The contributors to Studying Hasidism are the academic equivalent of an all-star team while the topics covered are the wish-list of anyone interested in Hasidism. Up to date, original and comprehensive-there is nothing like it. --Shaul Stampfer author of Lithuanian Yeshivas of the Nineteenth Century: Creating a Tradition of Learning Author InformationMARCIN WODZIŃSKI is a professor of Jewish history and literature at the University of Wrocław, Poland. He is the author or editor of many books, including Historical Atlas of Hasidism and Hasidism: A New History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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