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Title:Hasidism Beyond Modernity: Essays In Habad Thought And Naftali (Author)Description:The Habad School Of Hasidism Is Distinguished Today From Other Hasidic Groups By Its Famous Emphasis On Outreach, On Messianism, And On Empowering Women Hasidism Beyond Modernity Provides A Critical, Thematic Study Of The Movement From Its Beginnings, Showing How Its Unusual Qualities Evolved Topics Investigated Include The Theoretical Underpinning Of The Outreach Ethos; The Turn Towards Women In The Twentieth Century; New Attitudes To Non-Jews; The Role Of The Individual In The Hasidic Collective; Spiritual Contemplation In The Context Of Modernity; The Quest For Inclusivism In The Face Of Prevailing Schismatic Processes; Messianism In Both Spiritual And Political Forms; And The Direction Of The Movement After The Passing Of Its Seventh Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, In 1994 Attention Is Given To Many Contrasts: Pre-Modern, Modern, And Postmodern Conceptions Of Judaism; The Clash Between Maintaining An Enclave And Outreach Models Of Jewish Society; Particularist And Universalist Trends; And The Subtle Interplay Of Mystical Faith And Rationality Some Of The Chapters Are New; Others, Published In An Earlier Form, Have Been Updated To Take Account Of Recent Scholarship This Book Presents An In-Depth Study Of An Intriguing Movement Which Takes Traditional Hasidism Beyond Modernity Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Littman Library of Jewish CivilizationPublication Date:2025-01-28Dimensions:Number of Pages:456Language:English
