In this Book
- Untold Tales of the Hasidim: Crisis and Discontent in the History of Hasidism
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Brandeis University Press
- Series: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry & HBI Series on Jewish Women
summary
This fascinating volume reveals some of the dark, dramatic episodes concealed in the folds of the hasidic cloak—shocking events and anomalous figures in the history of Hasidism. Using tools of detection, Assaf extracts historical truth from a variety of sources by examining how the same events are treated in different memory traditions, whether hasidic, maskilic, or modern historical, and tells the stories of individuals from the hasidic elites who found themselves unable to walk the trodden path. By placing these episodes and individuals under his historical lens, Assaf offers a more nuanced historical portrayal of Hasidism in the nineteenth-century context.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- pp. iii-vi
- Preface to the English-language Edition
- pp. xi-xiv
- Translator’s Note
- pp. xv-xvi
- Abbreviations
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Introduction
- pp. xix-xxiv
- Works Cited
- pp. 311-324
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611683059
Related ISBN(s)
9781584658610, 9781611681949
MARC Record
OCLC
794670877
Pages
360
Launched on MUSE
2012-07-10
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2011