{"product_id":"the-faith-of-mithnagdim-rabbinic-responses-to-hasidic-rapture-9780801861826","title":"The Faith of Mithnagdim: Rabbinic Responses to Hasidic Rapture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Faith of the Mithnagdim\u003c\/i\u003e is the first study of the theological roots of the Mithnagdic objection to Hasidism. Allan Nadler's pioneering effort fills the void in scholarship on Mithnagdic thought and corrects the impression that there were no compelling theological alternatives to Hasidism during the period of its rapid spread across Eastern Europe at the turn of the nineteenth century. In Nadler's account, Mithnagdism emerges as a highly developed religious outlook that is essentially conservative, deeply dualistic, and profoundly pessimistic about humanity's spiritual potential--all in stark contrast to Hasidism's optimism and aggressive encouragement of mysticism and religious rapture among its followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allan Nadler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.06w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801861826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllan Nadler \u003c\/b\u003e is the Wallerstein Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Drew University. He has written for \u003ci\u003eCommentary, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eModern Judaism, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Republic, \u003c\/i\u003e and other journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40136292728947,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6dd101ac-4e3b-4b72-a5ca-cdf3a8e4d1b0.jpg?v=1654262793","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-faith-of-mithnagdim-rabbinic-responses-to-hasidic-rapture-9780801861826","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}