02699nam 2200589Ia 450 991045944170332120200520144314.00-8173-8447-2(CKB)2670000000045877(EBL)547648(OCoLC)650024753(SSID)ssj0000487969(PQKBManifestationID)11360583(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487969(PQKBWorkID)10446319(PQKB)10104198(MiAaPQ)EBC547648(MdBmJHUP)muse9368(Au-PeEL)EBL547648(CaPaEBR)ebr10408818(EXLCZ)99267000000004587720780605d1979 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTormented master[electronic resource] a life of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav /Arthur GreenUniversity University of Alabama Pressc19791 online resource (406 p.)Judaic studies seriesIncludes index.0-8173-6907-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-388) and index.Contents; Introduction; 1. Childhood and Early Years: 1772-1798; 2. Nahman's Journey to the Land of Israel; 3. Conflict and Growth; 4. Bratslav: Disciples and Master; 5. Messianic Strivings; 6. Nahman's Final Years; Appendix: The Death of Rabbi Nahman; A Brief Chronology of Nahman's Life; Excursus I. Faith, Doubt, and Reason; Excursus II. The Tales; Note on Transliteration and Orthography; Abbreviations Used in Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index "If Hasidism begins in the life-enhancing spirituality of the Baal Shem Tov, it concludes in the tortuous, elitist and utterly fascinating career of Nahman of Bratslav (1722-1810) whose biography and teaching Arthur Green has set forth in his comprehensive, moving, and subtle study, Tormented Master. "Arthur Green has managed to lead us through the thickets of the Bratslaver discourse with a grace and facility thus far unequaled in the English language literature on Hasidism. Tormented Master is a model of clarity and percipience, balancing awJudaic studies series (Unnumbered)RabbisPolandBiographyHasidimPolandBiographyElectronic books.RabbisHasidim296.6/1/0924296.610924Green Arthur1941-1038005MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459441703321Tormented master2459317UNINA