{"product_id":"historical-atlas-of-hasidism-9780691174013","title":"Historical Atlas of Hasidism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first cartographic reference book on one of today's most important religious movements\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Atlas of Hasidism\u003c\/i\u003e is the very first cartographic reference book on one of the modern era's most vibrant and important mystical movements. Featuring seventy-four large-format maps and a wealth of illustrations, charts, and tables, this one-of-a-kind atlas charts Hasidism's emergence and expansion; its dynasties, courts, and prayer houses; its spread to the New World; the crisis of the two world wars and the Holocaust; and Hasidism's remarkable postwar rebirth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Atlas of Hasidism\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how geography has influenced not only the social organization of Hasidism but also its spiritual life, types of religious leadership, and cultural articulation. It focuses not only on Hasidic leaders but also on their thousands of followers living far from Hasidic centers. It examines Hasidism in its historical entirety, from its beginnings in the eighteenth century until today, and draws on extensive GIS-processed databases of historical and contemporary records to present the most complete picture yet of this thriving and diverse religious movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Atlas of Hasidism\u003c\/i\u003e is visually stunning and easy to use, a magnificent resource for anyone seeking to understand Hasidism's spatial and spiritual dimensions, or indeed anybody interested in geographies of religious movements past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides the first cartographic interpretation of Hasidism\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures seventy-four maps and numerous illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers Hasidism in its historical entirety, from its eighteenth-century origins to today\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharts Hasidism's emergence and expansion, courts and prayer houses, modern resurgence, and much more\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers the first in-depth analysis of Hasidism's egalitarian--not elitist--dimensions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraws on extensive GIS-processed databases of historical and contemporary records\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcin Wodziński\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Jewish studies at the University of Wroclaw in Poland. His many books include \u003ci\u003eHasidism: A New History\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) and \u003ci\u003eHasidism and Politics: The Kingdom of Poland, 1815-1864\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eWaldemar Spallek\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of geographic information systems and cartography at the University of Wroclaw in Poland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844955443474,"sku":"9780691174013","price":95.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b993920a-98a2-4411-a1a0-a51745025477.jpg?v=1737337541","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/historical-atlas-of-hasidism-9780691174013","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}