Self-Image and the Father-Figure: Rabbi Nachman of Breslov on Repairing the Souls of the Dead

Self-Image and the Father-Figure: Rabbi Nachman of Breslov on Repairing the Souls of the Dead

The Ba‘al Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism (known by the acronym, the “BeShT”), was a charismatic teacher with extraordinary impact. While hasidic traditions record his vehement opposition to documentation of his teachings, his disciples nevertheless wrote what they remembered, and hasidic literature i...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Harvard theological review 2017-10, Vol.110 (4), p.604-626
1. Verfasser: Kauffman, Tsippi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Clergy
Death & dying
Hasidism
Israel ben Eliezar (1700?-60) (Baal Shem Tov)
Judaism
Nachman of Breslov
Practice
Rabbis
Religious literature
Religious orthodoxy
Self image
Spirituality
Tales
Teachers
Traditions
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Zusammenfassung:The Ba‘al Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism (known by the acronym, the “BeShT”), was a charismatic teacher with extraordinary impact. While hasidic traditions record his vehement opposition to documentation of his teachings, his disciples nevertheless wrote what they remembered, and hasidic literature is suffused with traditions about him and conveyed by him.
ISSN:0017-8160
1475-4517
DOI:10.1017/S0017816017000293