Haskalah And Hasidism In The Kingdom Of Poland

Author : Marcin Wodziński
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1909821896
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Haskalah and Hasidism in the Kingdom of Poland written by Marcin Wodziński and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-21 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conflict between Haskalah and hasidism shaped the world of Polish Jewry for almost two centuries. This award-winning study, a synthesis that offers both breadth and depth, is based on source materials in Polish and five other languages. Its subject matter is successfully contextualized within the broader domains of the European Enlightenment and Polish culture, tsarist policy and Polish history, hasidism and rabbinic culture, as well as the ins and outs of the Haskalah itself.

Author : Marcin Wodziński
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786948273
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hasidism and Politics written by Marcin Wodziński and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This analysis of the political relations between the Kingdom of Poland and the hasidic movement shows that by creating advantageous socio-political conditions the government actually accelerated the growth of the movement, to the extent that unique features of Polish hasidism can be attributed to the impact of government policy. The study also demonstrates the unusually modern character of hasidic political activity, and charts its distinctive path of development in the Kingdom of Poland into ‘anti-modernist modernity’.

Author : Raphaël Mahler
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society of America
ISBN 13 : 9780827602335
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hasidism and the Jewish Enlightenment written by Raphaël Mahler and published by Jewish Publication Society of America. This book was released on 1985 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Glenn Dynner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019970001X
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men of Silk written by Glenn Dynner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hasidism, a kabbalah-inspired movement founded by Israel Ba'al Shem Tov (c1700-1760), transformed Jewish communities across Eastern and East Central Europe. In Men of Silk, Glenn Dynner draws upon newly discovered Polish archival material and neglected Hebrew testimonies to illuminate Hasidism's dramatic ascendancy in the region of Central Poland during the early nineteenth century. Dynner presents Hasidism as a socioreligious phenomenon that was shaped in crucial ways by its Polish context. His social historical analysis dispels prevailing romantic notions about Hasidism. Despite their folksy image, the movement's charismatic leaders are revealed as astute populists who proved remarkably adept at securing elite patronage, neutralizing powerful opponents, and methodically co-opting Jewish institutions. The book also reveals the full spectrum of Hasidic devotees, from humble shtetl dwellers to influential Warsaw entrepreneurs.

Author : Jacob Salmon Raisin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Haskalah Movement in Russia written by Jacob Salmon Raisin and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nancy Sinkoff
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN 13 : 193067516X
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Out of the Shtetl written by Nancy Sinkoff and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2003 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Antony Polonsky
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1789627818
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jews in Poland and Russia written by Antony Polonsky and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive survey-socio-political, economic, and religious-of Jewish life in Poland and Russia. Wherever possible, contemporary Jewish writings are used to illustrate how Jews felt and reacted to new situations and ideas.

Author : Shmuel Feiner
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812200942
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewish Enlightenment written by Shmuel Feiner and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the eighteenth century most European Jews lived in restricted settlements and urban ghettos, isolated from the surrounding dominant Christian cultures not only by law but also by language, custom, and dress. By the end of the century urban, upwardly mobile Jews had shaved their beards and abandoned Yiddish in favor of the languages of the countries in which they lived. They began to participate in secular culture and they embraced rationalism and non-Jewish education as supplements to traditional Talmudic studies. The full participation of Jews in modern Europe and America would be unthinkable without the intellectual and social revolution that was the Haskalah, or Jewish Enlightenment. Unparalleled in scale and comprehensiveness, The Jewish Enlightenment reconstructs the intellectual and social revolution of the Haskalah as it gradually gathered momentum throughout the eighteenth century. Relying on a huge range of previously unexplored sources, Shmuel Feiner fully views the Haskalah as the Jewish version of the European Enlightenment and, as such, a movement that cannot be isolated from broader eighteenth-century European traditions. Critically, he views the Haskalah as a truly European phenomenon and not one simply centered in Germany. He also shows how the republic of letters in European Jewry provided an avenue of secularization for Jewish society and culture, sowing the seeds of Jewish liberalism and modern ideology and sparking the Orthodox counterreaction that culminated in a clash of cultures within the Jewish community. The Haskalah's confrontations with its opponents within Jewry constitute one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of the dramatic and traumatic encounter between the Jews and modernity. The Haskalah is one of the central topics in modern Jewish historiography. With its scope, erudition, and new analysis, The Jewish Enlightenment now provides the most comprehensive treatment of this major cultural movement.

Author : Moshe Rosman
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1800859074
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Categorically Jewish, Distinctly Polish written by Moshe Rosman and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-16 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moshe Rosman's revolutionary approach has become a cornerstone of Polish Jewish historiography. Challenging conventions, he asserts that the 'marriage of convenience' between the Jews and the Polish--Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dynamic relationship that, though punctuated by crisis and persecution, developed into a saga of overall achievement and stability. With that fundamental message this book forges a thematic survey of Jewish history in early modern Poland. These essays, written by Rosman over the course of a distinguished career, have all been updated and enhanced with new detail and nuanced arguments, taking account not only of new archival material and research but also of the ongoing evolution of the author’s own knowledge and perspectives. Some appear here in English for the first time. The volume's structure highlights key topics for understanding the Polish Jewish past: relations between Jews and other Poles; Jewish communal life; Polish Jewish women; and hasidism. One section analyses how this past has been presented in both scholarly and popular modes. The essays are crafted to place them in dialogue with each other. Analytical introductions weigh their significance in the light of modern and postmodern Jewish and Polish historiography. An extensive general introduction sets the context of the history portrayed here, while a thoughtful conclusion elucidates the larger motifs that emerge.

Author : Ora Wiskind–Elper
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786949660
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hasidic Commentary on the Torah written by Ora Wiskind–Elper and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hasidism, a movement of religious awakening and social reform, originated in the mid-eighteenth century. After two and a half centuries of crisis, upheaval, and renewal, it remains a vibrant way of life and a compelling aspect of Jewish experience. This book explores the profound intellectual and religious issues that the hasidic masters raised in their Torah commentary, and brings to the fore the living qualities of their sermons.