03813nam 2200733 450 991079156030332120231206223233.00-7735-8304-11-282-86676-197866128667600-7735-7631-210.1515/9780773576315(CKB)2560000000055360(OCoLC)698431332(CaPaEBR)ebrary10424055(SSID)ssj0000438009(PQKBManifestationID)11268899(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438009(PQKBWorkID)10449542(PQKB)10122302(CEL)432894(CaBNvSL)slc00225574(Au-PeEL)EBL3332138(CaPaEBR)ebr10559089(CaONFJC)MIL286676(OCoLC)923235217(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/w4cxn9(MiAaPQ)EBC3332138(DE-B1597)655032(DE-B1597)9780773576315(MiAaPQ)EBC3271095(EXLCZ)99256000000005536020140308h20092009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrImagining holiness classic Hasidic tales in modern times /Justin Jaron LewisMontréal, Québec :McGill-Queen's University Press,2009.©20091 online resource (364 p.)McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion ;252McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion0-7735-3519-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Taste of Hasidic Tales -- Blessing the Moon -- The Candle -- Protection from Fire; Husband and Wife Reunited -- The Ecstasies of Rebbe Levi Isaac of Berdichev -- A Journey with Rebbe Moses Leyb of Sasov -- The Spot of Sugar -- Forgetting the Mishnah -- The Polish Nobleman’s Blessing -- The Reluctant Rabbi -- To Be a Leader -- Wedding Presents -- In the Marketplace: The Stories in Context -- Preliminary Questions -- Authors and Books -- Historical Context -- Literary Context -- Issues of Authenticity -- The Status of the Stories -- Holy Men and HolyBooks: The Tales,the Talmud, and Jewish Law -- Study and Storytelling -- R’Hayim’s Strange Blessings: Halakhah in the Tales -- “TheWorld asIt Is”: Materiality and theBody -- “Taste the Food on My Plate”: Tales of Food and Women -- The Changeling: Women as Protagonists and Narrators -- Eydl of Brody: Stories against Stories -- The Naked Rebbe: Stories of Rebbe Isaac Ayzik of Kaluv and the Holy Body -- The Wounded Body -- Scorched by His Glowing Coal -- A Paradox That No One Can Solve: A Tale of Circumcision -- Afterword -- Appendix: Names andDates -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexHasidic tales are often read as charming expressions of Jewish spirituality. This title offers a radical reappraisal of how we think of Hasidic tales, calling into question received notions of authenticity. It focuses on the neglected Hasidic literature of the early 20th century - primarily the work of Israel Berger and Abraham Hayim Michelson.McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion.Series two ;52.HasidimLegendsJewish legendsHasidismHasidimJewish legends.Hasidism.296.8/332Lewis Justin Jaron1961-1479724MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791560303321Imagining holiness3695967UNINA