Habad - The Hasidism of R. Shneur Zalman of Lyady

Hasidism evokes heated controversy among scholars trying to analyze the movement and its significance. Foxbrunner makes great strides in increasing understanding of this major force in Jewish life through a careful, thorough examination of the work of Shneur Zalman of Lyady.

About the author

Roman A. Foxbrunner is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies.

Summary

Focuses on axiology and three broad questions: What were Shneur Zalman's criteria for religioethical perfection? What did he want his followers to believe, know, feel and do in order to aspire toward that perfection? What were the attitudes and values he sought to inculcate with this end in mind?

Product details

• Authors: Abraham Foxbrunner, Abraham Roman Foxbrunner, Roman A. Foxbrunner
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1992
• EAN: 9780817305581
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-0558-1
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Judaic Studies (Paperback); Judaic Studies; Judaic Studies S.; Judaic Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism