Author: Anne N. Lowenkopf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The Hasidim: Mystical Adventure[r]s and Ecstatics
Author: Anne N. Lowenkopf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Lubavitcher Women in America
Author: Bonnie J. Morris
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438413661
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Lubavitcher Women in America offers a rare look at the world of Hasidic women activists since World War II. The revival of ultra-Orthodox Judaism in the second half of the twentieth century has baffled many assimilated American Jews, especially those Jewish feminists hostile to Orthodox interpretations of women's roles. This text gives voice to the lives of those Hasidic women who served the late Lubavitcher Rebbe as educators and outreach activists, and examines their often successful efforts to recruit other Jewish women to the Lubavitcher community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Central to this book is how Lubavitcher women have "talked back" to American feminist thought. Arguing that American feminism cannot liberate Jewish women—that a specifically Jewish spirituality is more appropriate and fulfilling—Lubavitcher women have helped to swell the ranks of their Rebbe's followers by aggressively promoting the appeal of traditional, structured Jewish observance. The book thus offers a unique look at female anti-feminist religious rhetoric, articulately presented by Jewish "fundamentalists."
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438413661
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Lubavitcher Women in America offers a rare look at the world of Hasidic women activists since World War II. The revival of ultra-Orthodox Judaism in the second half of the twentieth century has baffled many assimilated American Jews, especially those Jewish feminists hostile to Orthodox interpretations of women's roles. This text gives voice to the lives of those Hasidic women who served the late Lubavitcher Rebbe as educators and outreach activists, and examines their often successful efforts to recruit other Jewish women to the Lubavitcher community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Central to this book is how Lubavitcher women have "talked back" to American feminist thought. Arguing that American feminism cannot liberate Jewish women—that a specifically Jewish spirituality is more appropriate and fulfilling—Lubavitcher women have helped to swell the ranks of their Rebbe's followers by aggressively promoting the appeal of traditional, structured Jewish observance. The book thus offers a unique look at female anti-feminist religious rhetoric, articulately presented by Jewish "fundamentalists."
The Ecstatic Adventure
Author: Ralph Metzner
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Hallucinogenic drugs
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Hallucinogenic drugs
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Jewish Mysticism
Author: Sheila A. Spector
Publisher: New York : Garland
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Garland
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1406
Book Description
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1406
Book Description
The Chasidic Dance
Author: Fred Berk
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Perspectives on Jewish Thought and Mysticism
Author: Alfred L. Ivry
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136650121
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
First Published in 1998. This is the proceedings of the International Conference held by The Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London, 1994, in Celebration of its Fortieth Anniversary. Dedicated to the memory and academic legacy of its Founder Alexander Altmann.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136650121
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
First Published in 1998. This is the proceedings of the International Conference held by The Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London, 1994, in Celebration of its Fortieth Anniversary. Dedicated to the memory and academic legacy of its Founder Alexander Altmann.
Kabbalah
Author: Moshe Idel
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300046991
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
In this prizewinning new interpretation of Jewish mysticism, Moshe Idel emphasizes the need for a comparative and phenomenological approach to Kabbalah and its position in the history of religion. Idel provides fresh insights into the origins of Jewish mysticism, the relation between mystical and historical experience, and the impact of Jewish mysticism on western civilization. "Idel's book is studded with major insights, and innovative approaches to the entire history of Judaism, and mastery of it will be essential for all serious students of Jewish thought."--Arthur Green, New York Times Book Review "Moshe Idel's original, scholarly, and stimulating study of Kabbalah contains the promise of a masterwork."--Elie Wiesel "Moshe Idel's book can help the nonspecialized reader to reconsider the whole of Kabbalistic tradition in comparison with many aspects of contemporary thought."--Umberto Eco "There can be no dispute about the importance and originality of Idel's work. Offering a wealth of complementary insights to Gershom Scholem and his school, it will command a great deal of attention and serious discussion."--Alexander Altmann
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300046991
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
In this prizewinning new interpretation of Jewish mysticism, Moshe Idel emphasizes the need for a comparative and phenomenological approach to Kabbalah and its position in the history of religion. Idel provides fresh insights into the origins of Jewish mysticism, the relation between mystical and historical experience, and the impact of Jewish mysticism on western civilization. "Idel's book is studded with major insights, and innovative approaches to the entire history of Judaism, and mastery of it will be essential for all serious students of Jewish thought."--Arthur Green, New York Times Book Review "Moshe Idel's original, scholarly, and stimulating study of Kabbalah contains the promise of a masterwork."--Elie Wiesel "Moshe Idel's book can help the nonspecialized reader to reconsider the whole of Kabbalistic tradition in comparison with many aspects of contemporary thought."--Umberto Eco "There can be no dispute about the importance and originality of Idel's work. Offering a wealth of complementary insights to Gershom Scholem and his school, it will command a great deal of attention and serious discussion."--Alexander Altmann
Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism
Author: Gershom Scholem
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0805210423
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
A collection of lectures on the features of the movement of mysticism that began in antiquity and continues in Hasidism today.
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0805210423
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
A collection of lectures on the features of the movement of mysticism that began in antiquity and continues in Hasidism today.
Gates to the New City
Author: Howard Schwartz
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Avon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Avon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description