{"product_id":"hasidism-beyond-modernity-naftali-loewenthal-9781835539965","title":"Hasidism Beyond Modernity: Essays in Habad Thought and History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Habad school of hasidism is distinguished today \u003cbr\u003efrom other hasidic groups by its famous emphasis on outreach, on messianism, and \u003cbr\u003eon empowering women. \u003ci\u003eHasidism Beyond Modernity \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a critical, \u003cbr\u003ethematic study of the movement from its beginnings, showing how its unusual qualities \u003cbr\u003eevolved. Topics investigated include the theoretical underpinning of the \u003cbr\u003eoutreach ethos; the turn towards women in the twentieth century; new attitudes \u003cbr\u003eto non-Jews; the role of the individual in the hasidic collective; spiritual \u003cbr\u003econtemplation in the context of modernity; the quest for inclusivism in the \u003cbr\u003eface of prevailing schismatic processes; \u003cbr\u003emessianism in both spiritual and political forms; and the direction of the \u003cbr\u003emovement after the passing of its seventh \u003ci\u003erebbe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eRabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in 1994. Attention is given to many contrasts: \u003cbr\u003epre-modern, modern, and postmodern conceptions of Judaism; the clash between maintaining \u003cbr\u003ean enclave and outreach models of Jewish society; particularist and \u003cbr\u003euniversalist trends; and the subtle interplay of mystical faith and rationality. \u003cbr\u003eSome of the chapters are new; others, published in an earlier form, have been \u003cbr\u003eupdated to take account of recent scholarship. This book presents an in-depth \u003cbr\u003estudy of an intriguing movement which takes traditional hasidism beyond \u003cbr\u003emodernity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naftali Loewenthal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835539963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835539965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Littman Library of Jewish Civilization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Naftali Loewenthal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250645455103,"sku":"9781835539965","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c3ff46e-b5a9-4e7c-9255-4899bdf8b1ea.jpg?v=1729600969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hasidism-beyond-modernity-naftali-loewenthal-9781835539965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}