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

Nadler, Allan

 
9780801861826: The Faith of the Mithnagdim: The Rabbinic Responses to Hasidic Rapture
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.

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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.

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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
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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