{"product_id":"hasidism-a-new-history-9780691175157","title":"Hasidism: A New History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism. The book's unique blend of intellectual, religious, and social history offers perspectives on the movement's leaders as well as its followers, and demonstrates that, far from being a throwback to the Middle Ages, Hasidism is a product of modernity that forged its identity as a radical alternative to the secular world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHasidism 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 movement began to spread. Challenging the notion that Hasidism ceased to be a creative movement after the eighteenth century, this book argues that its first golden age was in the nineteenth century, when it conquered new territory, won a mass following, and became a mainstay of Jewish Orthodoxy. World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the Holocaust decimated eastern European Hasidism. But following World War II, the movement enjoyed a second golden age, growing exponentially. Today, it is witnessing a remarkable renaissance in Israel, the United States, and other countries around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by an international team of scholars, \u003ci\u003eHasidism\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand this vibrant and influential modern Jewish movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Biale\u003c\/b\u003e is the Emanuel Ringelblum Distinguished Professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Davis. \u003cb\u003eDavid Assaf\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Jewish history at Tel Aviv University. \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Jewish thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. \u003cb\u003eUriel Gellman\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer in Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University. \u003cb\u003eSamuel Heilman\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. \u003cb\u003eMoshe Rosman\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University. \u003cb\u003eGadi Sagiv\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer in Jewish history at the Open University of Israel. \u003cb\u003eMarcin Wodziński\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Jewish studies at the University of Wroclaw.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680693653778,"sku":"9780691175157","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_209cec69-667d-4857-a6af-3554be1f41c8.jpg?v=1734924100","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hasidism-a-new-history-9780691175157","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}