ISBN:
9780691165417
Language:
English
Pages:
xxx, 129 Seiten
Edition:
First Princeton University Press paperback edition
Year of publication:
2016
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Buber, Martin, - 1878-1965 Hasidism and Modern Man
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Buber, Martin, 1878 - 1965 Hasidism and Modern Man
Parallel Title:
My way to Hasidism
Parallel Title:
Love of God and love of neighbour
Parallel Title:
The life of the Hasidism
Parallel Title:
The way of man, according to the teachings of Hasidism
Parallel Title:
The Baal-Shem-Tov's instruction in intercourse with God
DDC:
296.8
Keywords:
Hasidism
;
Hasidism
;
PHILOSOPHY / Religious
;
Chassidismus
Abstract:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction to the 2016 Edition / David Biale -- Editor's Introduction / Maurice Friedman -- Book I. Hasidism and modern man (1957) -- Book II. My way to Hasidism (1918) -- Book III. The life of the Hasidim (1908) -- Book IV. The way of man, according to the teachings of Hasidism (1948) -- Book V. The Baal-Shem-Tov's instruction in intercourse with God (1927) -- Book VI. Love of God and love of neighbour (essay from: The message of Hasidism, 1952)
Abstract:
Hasidism, a controversial, mystical-religious movement of Eastern European origin, has posed a serious challenge to mainstream Judaism from its earliest beginnings in the middle of the eighteenth century. Decimated by the Holocaust, it has risen like a phoenix from the ashes and has reconstituted itself as a major force in the world of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. Philosopher Martin Buber found inspiration in its original tenets and devoted much of his career to making its insights known to a wide readership. First published in 1958, Hasidism and Modern Man examines the life and religious experiences of Hasidic Jews, as well as Buber's personal response to them. From the autobiographical "My Way to Hasidism," to "Hasidism and Modern Man," and "Love of God and Love of Neighbor," the essays span nearly a half a century and reflect the evolution of Buber's religious philosophy in relation to the Hasidic movement. Hasidism and Modern Man remains prescient in its portrayal of a spiritual movement that brings God down to earth and makes possible a modern philosophy in which the human being becomes sacred
Note:
Originally published by Horizon Press in 1958
,
Book I-III, V-VI translated from German by Maurice Friedman. The translation of Book IV is published here with permission from Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd. (translator not traced).
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