The Legend of the Baal-Shem
Translation by Maurice Friedman
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 10. October 2002
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-415-28264-2 (ISBN)
Description
These twenty captivating stories about the founder of the Hasidic faith Israel ben Eliezer called the Baal-Shem or Master of God's Name, provide a profound and charming account of the genesis of Hasidism, still Judaism's most important religious movement. As a delicate and moving portrayal not only of the power of the Baal-Shem's mystical faith, but also of Eastern European Jewish daily life, The Legend of the Baal-Shem is an ideal introduction to Hasidic religious thought, and to Martin Buber's own influential philosophy of love and mutual human understanding.
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'Like no other living author, Buber has enriched world literature with a genuine treasure.' - Hermann HesseMore details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-28264-2 (9780415282642)
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Martin Buber
The Legend of the Baal-Shem
E-Book
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2nd Edition
Routledge
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Martin Buber
The Legend of the Baal-Shem
E-Book
10/2013
2nd Edition
Routledge
€31.49
Available for download
Book
10/2002
2nd Edition
Routledge
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Persons
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
Content
Foreword: Introduction: The Life of the Hasidim; The Werewolf; The Prince of Fire; The Revelation; The Martyrs and the Revenge; The Heavenly Journey; Jerusalem; Saul and David; The Prayer-Book; The Judgement; The Forgotten Story; The Soul Which Descended; The Psalm-Singer; The Disturbed Sabbath; The Conversion; The Return; From Strength to Strength; The Threefold Laugh; The Language of the Birds; The Call; The Shepherd; Glossary.