| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 383 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Littman library of Jewish civilization
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Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-359) and index. |
| Contents |
The Hasidic tale as perceived by Hasidim -- The tsadik, his followers, and his opponents -- Matchmaking and marriages -- The blessing of children: birth and offspring -- Agunot -- A life of sin -- Illness and physicians -- The dead, burial, and the world to come -- Transmigration of the soul and dybbuks -- The powers of evil and the war against them -- Apostasy and apostates -- Ritual slaughterers -- The Tamim: the simple person -- Hidden tsadikim -- Hospitality -- The prophet Elijah -- The Ba'al Shem Tov's unsuccessful pilgrimage to the land of Israel. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
This thematically arranged compendium with accompanying historical analysis makes a fascinating contribution to the history of hasidism, of Hebrew literature, and of Jewish popular culture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hasidim -- Legends -- Themes, motives.
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Hasidim. |
| Genre/Form |
Legends.
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| Subject |
Themes, motives. |
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Hasidic parables -- Themes, motives.
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Hasidic parables -- Themes, motives. |
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Hasidic parables. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Legends.
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| Added Title |
Siporet ha-Ḥasidit. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007082900
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nigal, Gedalyah. Siporet ha-Ḥasidit. English. Hasidic tale. Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, ©2008 (DLC) 2007047303 (OCoLC)149107162 |
| ISBN |
9781909821095 (electronic book) |
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1909821098 (electronic book) |
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9781904113072 |
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1904113079 |
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