Hasidism has been a seminal force and source of controversy in the
Jewish world since its inception in the second half of the
eighteenth century. Indeed, almost every ideological trend that has
made itself felt among Jews since that time-from Zionism and
Orthodoxy to contemporary Jewish feminism and movements within the
yeshiva world-has claimed to have derived some inspiration from
this vibrant movement. While this is sure testimony to its vitality
and originality, it has also given rise to many misconceptions as
to what hasidism is about. This major work, the first comprehensive
critical study of hasidism in English, offers a wide-ranging
treatment of the subject in all its aspects by what is effectively
the entire present generation of scholars working in the field.
With contributions ranging from the history of theology and of
ideas through social and economic history to contemporary
sociology, Hasidism Reappraised encompasses a complete field of
modern scholarship in a discipline that is central to the
understanding of modern Jewish history and the contemporary Jewish
world. The twenty-eight authors who have contributed to the main
body of the book are almost without exception established scholars
with international reputations. The volume as a whole is dedicated
to the memory of Joseph Weiss, and its opening section assesses his
contribution to the study of hasidism in the context of his
relationship with Gershom Scholem and Scholem's long-standing
influence on the field. The remaining contributions are arranged
thematically under seven headings: the social history of hasidism;
the social functions of mystical ideals in the hasidic movement;
distinctive outlooks and schools of thought within hasidism; the
hasidic tale; the history of hasidic historiography; contemporary
hasidism; and the present state of research on hasidism. The book
also incorporates an extensive introduction that places the various
articles in their intellectual context, as well as a bibliography
of hasidic sources and contemporary scholarly literature. Hasidism
Reappraised shows an intellectual world at an important juncture in
its development and points to the direction in which scholarly
study of hasidism is likely to develop in the years to come.
CONTRIBUTORS: Jacob Barnai, Israel Bartal, Joseph Dan, Rachel
Elior, Immanuel Etkes, Shmuel Ettinger, Morris M. Faierstein,
Roland Goetschel, Arthur Green, Zeev Gries, Karl Erich GROZINGER,
Moshe Hallamish, Gershon David Hundert, Moshe Idel, Louis Jacobs,
Jacob Katz, Naftali Loewenthal, Daniel Meijers, Yehoshua Mondshine,
Gedaliah Nigal, Mendel Piekarz, Ada Rapoport-Albert, Moshe J.
Rosman, Bracha Sack, Yoseph Salmon, Chone Shmeruk, Sara Ora Heller
Wilensky, Elliot R. Wolfson.
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