Introduction: Religion, Experience, and Narrative
At the end of his famous book <i>Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism</i>, Gershom Scholem points to the important role stories have played in Hasidism, the latest phase in Jewish Mysticism, and he closes his lectures with the following story: When the Baal Shem had a difficult task before h...
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/8/639 |
| Summary: | At the end of his famous book <i>Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism</i>, Gershom Scholem points to the important role stories have played in Hasidism, the latest phase in Jewish Mysticism, and he closes his lectures with the following story: When the Baal Shem had a difficult task before him, he would go to a certain place in the woods, light a fire and meditate in prayer—and what he had set out to perform was done [...] |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |