The Besht: Magician, Mystic, and Leader (TAUBER INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF EUROPEAN JEWRY SERIES)

By Immanuel Etkes

Book Overview

Founded in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century, the Hasidic movement and its religious thinking have dramatically transformed modern Judaism. The figure of the Ba'al Shem Tov (known in acronym... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584654228
• ISBN13: 9781584654223
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.5" x 6.3"