Hasidism and Modern Man
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Hasidism and Modern Man
By (Author) Martin Buber
Edited and translated by Maurice Friedman
Introduction by David Biale
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
4th January 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Mysticism
296.8332
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
198g
Description
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-Orthod
Author Bio
Martin Buber (1878-1965) is known for many influential works in the fields of philosophy of religion and biblical interpretation. His ideas and intellect were globally esteemed, propelled interfaith alliances, and inspired luminaries such as Paul Tillich and Martin Luther King Jr. His books included I and Thou and The Legend of Baal-Shem (Princeton). David Biale is the Emanuel Ringeblum Distinguished Professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Davis, and the author of Not in the Heavens: The Tradition of Jewish Secular Thought (Princeton).
