Founder of Hasidism: A Quest for the Historical Ba’al Shem Tov (Volume 5) (Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society) Hardcover – June 25, 1996 9780520201910
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- Publisher : University of California Press; First Edition (June 25, 1996)
- Language : English
- Binding : Hardcover
- Hardcover : 316 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0520201914
- ISBN-13 : 9780520201910
- Weight : 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1.1 x 9.5 inches
9780520201910 / Founder of Hasidism: A Quest for the Historical Ba’al Shem Tov (Volume 5) (Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society) Hardcover – June 25, 1996
by University of California Press; First Edition (June 25, 1996) (Author)Because evidence about his life is scanty and equivocal, the Besht has long eluded historians and biographers. Much of what is believed about him is based on stories compiled more than a generation after his death, many of which serve to mythologize rather than describe their subject. Rosman’s study casts a bright new light on the traditional stories about the Besht, confirming and augmenting some, challenging others. By concentrating on accounts attributable directly to the Besht or to contemporary eyewitnesses, Rosman provides a portrait drawn from life rather than myth. In addition, documents in Polish and Hebrew discovered by Rosman during the research for this book enable him to give the first detailed description of the cultural, social, economic, and political context of the Ba’al Shem Tov’s life.
Specification: Founder of Hasidism: A Quest for the Historical Ba’al Shem Tov (Volume 5) (Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society) Hardcover – June 25, 1996 9780520201910
| Weight | 1.4 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 6.25 × 1.1 × 9.5 in |
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