The Legend of the Baal-Shem

These twenty stories about the founder of the Hasidic faith, provide a charming account of the genesis of Hasidism. This is an ideal introduction to Hasidic religion, and to Buber's influential philosophy of love and human understanding.

Info autore

Martin Buber (1878-1965) has been described as the greatest religious thinker of the twentieth century, and was as influential to Christian theology as to Jewish philosophy. A prolific commentator on topics as diverse as art, sociology, education and religious philosophy, and was the author of I and Thou, The Way of Man and Good and Evil

Riassunto

These twenty stories about the founder of the Hasidic faith, provide a charming account of the genesis of Hasidism. This is an ideal introduction to Hasidic religion, and to Buber's influential philosophy of love and human understanding.

Testo aggiuntivo

'Like no other living author, Buber has enriched world literature with a genuine treasure.' - Hermann Hesse

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martin Buber
• Con la collaborazione di: Maurice Friedman (Traduzione), Maurice S. Friedman (Traduzione), Friedman Maurice (Traduzione)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780415282642
• ISBN: 978-0-415-28264-2
• Pagine: 224
• Peso: 453 g
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Saggi, articoli culturali, critica letteraria, interviste; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Judentum, Essays, RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Essays, Judaism, Literary essays, holy;man;prayer;house;morning;song;day;atonement;edge;forest