Two volumes of the Jewish philosopher's classic work that collects and retells the marvelous legends of Hasidism.
This new paperback edition brings together volumes one and two of Buber's classic work Tales of the Hasidim, with a new foreword by Chaim Potok. Martin Buber devoted forty years of his life to collecting and retelling the legends of Hasidim. ""Nowhere in the last centuries,"" wrote Buber in Hasidim and Modern Man, ""has the soul-force of Judaism so manifested itself as in Hasidim... Without an iota being altered in the law, in the ritual, in the traditional life-norms, the long-accustomed arose in a fresh light and meaning.""
These tales-terse, vigorous, often cryptic-are the true texts of Hasidim. The hasidic masters, of whom these tales are told, are full-bodied personalities, yet their lives seem almost symbolic. Through them is expressed the intensity and holy joy whereby God becomes visible in everything.
By:
Martin Buber Translated by:
Olga Marx Imprint: Schocken Books Country of Publication: United States Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 38mm
Weight: 550g ISBN:9780805209952 ISBN 10: 0805209956 Pages: 352 Publication Date:23 July 1991 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
