Hasidism: A New History by Benjamin Brown, Moshe Rosman, Arthur Green, Gadi Sagiv, David Biale, Samuel Heilman, Uriel Gellman, David Assaf, Marcin Wodziński
Hasidism: A New History

Benjamin Brown, Moshe Rosman, Arthur Green, Gadi Sagiv, David Biale, Samuel Heilman, Uriel Gellman, David Assaf, Marcin Wodziński

896 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative slow-paced
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A must-read book for understanding this vibrant and influential modern Jewish movementHasidism originated in southeastern Poland, in mystical circles centered on the figure of Israel Ba’al Shem Tov, but it was only after his death in 1760 that a m...

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