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Hasidism Incarnate - Hasidism, Christianity, and the Construction of Modern Judaism (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,688
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Hasidism Incarnate - Hasidism, Christianity, and the Construction of Modern Judaism (Hardcover): Shaul Magid

Hasidism Incarnate - Hasidism, Christianity, and the Construction of Modern Judaism (Hardcover)

Shaul Magid

Series: Encountering Traditions

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"Hasidism Incarnate" contends that much of modern Judaism in the West developed in reaction to Christianity and in defense of Judaism as a unique tradition. Ironically enough, this occurred even as modern Judaism increasingly dovetailed with Christianity with regard to its ethos, aesthetics, and attitude toward ritual and faith. Shaul Magid argues that the Hasidic movement in Eastern Europe constitutes an alternative "modernity," one that opens a new window on Jewish theological history. Unlike Judaism in German lands, Hasidism did not develop under a "Christian gaze" and had no need to be apologetic of its positions. Unburdened by an apologetic agenda (at least toward Christianity), it offered a particular reading of medieval Jewish Kabbalah filtered through a focus on the charismatic leader that resulted in a religious worldview that has much in common with Christianity. It is not that Hasidic masters knew about Christianity; rather, the basic tenets of Christianity remained present, albeit often in veiled form, in much kabbalistic teaching that Hasidism took up in its portrayal of the charismatic figure of the "zaddik," whom it often described in supernatural terms.

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Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Encountering Traditions
Release date: December 2014
First published: 2014
Authors: Shaul Magid
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-9130-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
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LSN: 0-8047-9130-9
Barcode: 9780804791304

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