Imagining holiness : classic Hasidic tales in modern times / / Justin Jaron Lewis

• Autore: Lewis Justin Jaron <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Montréal, Québec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2009; ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.8/332
• Soggetto topico: Hasidim; Jewish legends; Hasidism
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Hasidic 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Imagining holiness
• ISBN: 0-7735-8304-1; 1-282-86676-1; 9786612866760; 0-7735-7631-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810345403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. : Series two ; ; 52.