Tales of the Hasidim
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Paperback · July 23, 1991
Two volumes of the Jewish philosopher's classic work that collects and retells the marvelous legends of Hasidism.
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- Who it’s for
- Layered Hasidic tales that reward close reading without feeling like homework.
- Genres
- Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism, Jewish Theology, Mysticism
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, July 23, 1991
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Two volumes of the Jewish philosopher's classic work that collects and retells the marvelous legends of Hasidism. This new paperback edition brings together volumes one and two of Buber's classic work Tales of the Hasidim, with a new foreword by Chaim Potok. Martin Buber devoted forty years of his life to collecting and retelling the legends of Hasidim.
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"Nowhere in the last centuries," wrote Buber in Hasidim and Modern Man, "has the soul-force of Judaism so manifested itself as in Hasidim... Without an iota being altered in the law, in the ritual, in the traditional life-norms, the long-accustomed arose in a fresh light and meaning." These tales—terse, vigorous, often cryptic—are the true texts of Hasidim. The hasidic masters, of whom these tales are told, are full-bodied personalities, yet their lives seem almost symbolic. Through them is expressed the intensity and holy joy whereby God becomes visible in everything.
Hasidic Tales
Layered Hasidic tales that reward close reading without feeling like homework.
Come here for
- Hasidic stories with a teaching edge
- Study-ready, classroom-friendly texture
Expect
- Jewish theology and history in brief
- A performance-friendly, classroom-usable cadence
Where it sits
| Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism | 49% |
|---|---|
| Jewish Theology | 37% |
| Mysticism | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Orthodox Judaism
- Authors
- Martin Buber, Chaim Potok, Bonny V. Fetterman
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- July 23, 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Orthodox Judaism