Studying Hasidism - Sources, Methods, Perspectives

Draws upon a set of different sources, many of them previously untapped, including folklore, music, big data, and material culture, to demonstrate what is still to be achieved in the study of Hasidism. Ultimately, this textbook presents research methods that can decentralize the role community leaders play in the current literature.

List of contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Note on Transcription and Place

Names

Introduction by Marcin Wodzi¿ski

1. Homilies by Gadi Sagiv

2. Halakhah by Levi Cooper

3. Stories by Uriel Gellman

4. Mitnagedim by Uriel Gellman

5. Maskilim by Jonatan Meir

6. Ego-documents by Marcin Wodzi¿ski

7. Folk narratives by Galit Hasan-Rokem and Shaul Magid

8. Archives by Yohanan Petrovsky Shtern

9. Press by David Assaf

10. Iconography by Maya Balakirsky-Katz

11. Music by Edwin Seroussi

12. Material culture by Vladimir Levin

13. Big data by Marcin Wodzi¿ski

Note About the Authors

Index

About the author

MARCIN WODZI¿SKI is a professor of Jewish history and literature at the University of Wroc¿aw, Poland. He is the author or editor of many books, including Historical Atlas of Hasidism and Hasidism: A New History.

Summary

Draws upon a set of different sources, many of them previously untapped, including folklore, music, big data, and material culture, to demonstrate what is still to be achieved in the study of Hasidism. Ultimately, this textbook presents research methods that can decentralize the role community leaders play in the current literature.

Product details

Authors	Marcin Wodzinski
Assisted by	Marcin Wodzinski (Editor)
Publisher	Rutgers University Press
Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	31.08.2019
EAN	9781978804227
ISBN	978-1-978804-22-7
No. of pages	314
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

Product details

• Authors: Marcin Wodzinski
• Assisted by: Marcin Wodzinski (Editor)
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781978804227
• ISBN: 978-1-978804-22-7
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous