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Untold Tales of the Hasidim
David Assaf
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Description for Untold Tales of the Hasidim
Paperback. Reveals the untold tale of shocking events and anomalous figures in the history of Hasidism Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HRJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781611681949
SKU
V9781611681949
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