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Autore |
Etkes I |
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Titolo |
The Besht [[electronic resource] ] : magician, mystic, and leader / / Immanuel Etkes ; translated by Saadya Sternberg |
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Waltham, Mass., : Brandeis University Press |
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Hanover, : University Press of New England, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-54068-1 |
9786613853134 |
1-61168-306-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (359 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jewish magic |
Mysticism - Judaism |
Leadership - Religious aspects - Judaism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-337) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 | Magic and Miracle Workers in the Days of the Baal Shem Tov; 2 | Israel Baal Shem; 3 | A Leader of the Jewish People; 4 | The Besht as Mystic and Pioneer in Divine Worship; 5 | The Besht and His Circle; 6 | The Historicity of Shivhei Habesht; Conclusion | The Besht and the Founding of Hasidism; Appendix I | Magic and Miracle Workers in the Literature of the Haskalah; Appendix II | The Besht's Epistle; Appendix III | The Versions of the Besht's Epistle; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Now available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism |
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