Hasidism - Between Ecstasy and Magic

Approaches Hasidism as an important stage in Jewish mysticism, rather than as a mere reaction to or result of historical and social forces.

About the author

Moshe Idel is Max Cooper Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is the author of Golem: Jewish Magical and Mystical Traditions on the Artificial Anthropoid; Language, Torah, and Hermeneutics in Abraham Abulafia; The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia; and Studies in Ecstatic Kabbalah, all published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Moshe Idel
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.01.1995
• EAN: 9780791417348
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-1734-8
• No. of pages: 452
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 729 g
• Series: Suny Series, Judaica; Suny Series, Judaica
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories