Hasidic Spirituality for a New Era: The Religious Writings of Hillel Zeitlin Tapa dura - 2012

Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good/NDAI (No Dust Jacket As Issued). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pictorial boards with lightly bumped spine ends and corners. Publisher's barcode sticker to rear board. Binding sound, text clean. No prev owner names or stamps. Not ex-library. 252 pp.

New York: Paulist Press, 2012. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xx, 252pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Hillel Zeitlin (1871-1942) was the leading neo-Hasidic thinker in interwar Poland. He retooled classic concepts of the Jewish mystical tradition to shape a Judaism that would appeal to a new generation of Jews in the early twentieth century, liberated from the bonds of traditional society but seeking a profound, open-minded, and universalistic version of Jewish teachings. His work complements that of his contemporary, Martin Buber. While Buber looked primarily to the Hasidic tales for inspiration, Zeitlin offered a version of Hasidic theology addressed to seekers who lived outside the Hasidic community. Largely neglected in the postwar era, Zeitlin's writings will have much to say both to contemporary Jews in search of ways to reembrace mystical teachings as a part of… Leer más

Paulist Press, 2012. Hardcover. New. 256 pages. 9.10x0.90x6.10 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.