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Aesthetics of renewal [[electronic resource] ] : Martin Buber's early representation of Hasidism as kulturkritik / / Martina Urban



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Autore: Urban Martina Visualizza persona
Titolo: Aesthetics of renewal [[electronic resource] ] : Martin Buber's early representation of Hasidism as kulturkritik / / Martina Urban Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
Disciplina: 296.8/332
Soggetto topico: Hasidism
Spiritual life - Judaism
Anthologies
Zionism
Soggetto non controllato: hasidism, kulturkritik, judaism, mysticism, jewish, identity, religion, spirituality, revival, zionism, community, unity, diaspora, tradition, cultural memory, belonging, migration, nationalism, german romanticism, self sacrifice, redemption, devotion, immediacy, ecstasy, perception, language, lebensphilosophie, aesthetics, metaphysics, folklore, folk belief, sefer, ingathering, nonfiction
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-227) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Buber's Hermeneutic Horizon -- 2. The Anthology and the Jewish Renaissance -- 3. Zionist Anthologies -- 4. In Search of Collaborators -- 5. The Galician Circle of Elusive Collaborators -- 6. Ahad Ha'am's Theory of Culture Revised -- 7. Sprachkritik: The Crisis of Perception -- 8. Jewish Culture: Between Mystical Aesthetics and Lebensphilosophie -- 9. A Phenomenology of Hasidic Mysticism -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Buber's Sources for Die Legende des Baalschem -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Martin Buber's embrace of Hasidism at the start of the twentieth century was instrumental to the revival of this popular form of Jewish mysticism. Hoping to instigate a Jewish cultural and spiritual renaissance, he published a series of anthologies of Hasidic teachings written in German to introduce the tradition to a wide audience. In Aesthetics of Renewal, Martina Urban closely analyzes Buber's writings and sources to explore his interpretation of Hasidic spirituality as a form of cultural criticism. For Buber, Hasidic legends and teachings were n
Titolo autorizzato: Aesthetics of renewal  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-07040-1
9786612070402
0-226-84273-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910782809903321
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