{"product_id":"hasidism-beyond-modernity-essays-in-habad-thought-and-history-paperback","title":"Hasidism Beyond Modernity: Essays in Habad Thought and History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaftali Loewenthal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Habad school of hasidism is distinguished today \u003cbr\u003efrom other hasidic groups by its famous emphasis on outreach, on messianism, and \u003cbr\u003eon empowering women. \u003ci\u003eHasidism Beyond Modernity \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a critical, \u003cbr\u003ethematic study of the movement from its beginnings, showing how its unusual qualities \u003cbr\u003eevolved. Topics investigated include the theoretical underpinning of the \u003cbr\u003eoutreach ethos; the turn towards women in the twentieth century; new attitudes \u003cbr\u003eto non-Jews; the role of the individual in the hasidic collective; spiritual \u003cbr\u003econtemplation in the context of modernity; the quest for inclusivism in the \u003cbr\u003eface of prevailing schismatic processes; \u003cbr\u003emessianism in both spiritual and political forms; and the direction of the \u003cbr\u003emovement after the passing of its seventh \u003ci\u003erebbe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eRabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in 1994. Attention is given to many contrasts: \u003cbr\u003epre-modern, modern, and postmodern conceptions of Judaism; the clash between maintaining \u003cbr\u003ean enclave and outreach models of Jewish society; particularist and \u003cbr\u003euniversalist trends; and the subtle interplay of mystical faith and rationality. \u003cbr\u003eSome of the chapters are new; others, published in an earlier form, have been \u003cbr\u003eupdated to take account of recent scholarship. This book presents an in-depth \u003cbr\u003estudy of an intriguing movement which takes traditional hasidism beyond \u003cbr\u003emodernity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaftali Loewenthal is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London, and the director of the Chabad Research Unit. He is the author of Communicating the Infinite: The Emergence of the Habad School (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52758016557363,"sku":"9781835539965","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MUxCVXac99781835539965.webp?v=1764421079","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/hasidism-beyond-modernity-essays-in-habad-thought-and-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}