The Faith of the Mithnagdim: The Rabbinic Responses to Hasidic Rapture - Couverture souple

Nadler, Allan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801861829 ISBN 13 : 9780801861826

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999

Synopsis

The Faith of the Mithnagdim is the first study of the theological roots of the Mithnagdic objection to Hasidism. Allan Nadler's pioneering effort fills the void in scholarship on Mithnagdic thought and corrects the impression that there were no compelling theological alternatives to Hasidism during the period of its rapid spread across Eastern Europe at the turn of the nineteenth century. In Nadler's account, Mithnagdism emerges as a highly developed religious outlook that is essentially conservative, deeply dualistic, and profoundly pessimistic about humanity's spiritual potential--all in stark contrast to Hasidism's optimism and aggressive encouragement of mysticism and religious rapture among its followers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Allan Nadler is the Wallerstein Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Drew University. He has written for Commentary, Modern Judaism, New Republic, and other journals.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801861829
• ISBN 13: 9780801861826
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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