Men of Silk: The Hasidic Conquest of Polish Jewish Society by Glenn Dynner (Engl

Description: Men of Silk by Glenn Dynner Hasidism, a kabbalah-inspired movement founded by Israel Baal Shem Tov (c1700-1760), transformed Jewish communities across Eastern and East Central Europe. In Men of Silk, Glenn Dynner draws upon newly discovered Polish archival material and neglected Hebrew testimonies to illuminate Hasidisms dramatic ascendancy in the region of Central Poland during the early nineteenth century. Dynner presents Hasidism as a socioreligious phenomenon that was shaped in crucial ways by its Polish context. His social historical analysis dispels prevailing romantic notions about Hasidism. Despite their folksy image, the movements charismatic leaders are revealed as astute populists who proved remarkably adept at securing elite patronage, neutralizing powerful opponents, and methodically co-opting Jewish institutions. The book also reveals the full spectrum of Hasidic devotees, from humble shtetl dwellers to influential Warsaw entrepreneurs. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Hasidism, a kabbalah-inspired movement founded by Israel Baal Shem Tov (c1700-1760), transformed Jewish communities across Eastern and East Central Europe. In Men of Silk, Glenn Dynner draws upon newly discovered Polish archival material and neglected Hebrew testimonies to illuminate Hasidisms dramatic ascendancy in the region of Central Poland during the early nineteenth century. Dynner presents Hasidism as a socioreligious phenomenon that was shaped incrucial ways by its Polish context. His social historical analysis dispels prevailing romantic notions about Hasidism. Despite their folksy image, the movements charismatic leaders are revealed as astutepopulists who proved remarkably adept at securing elite patronage, neutralizing powerful opponents, and methodically co-opting Jewish institutions. The book also reveals the full spectrum of Hasidic devotees, from humble shtetl dwellers to influential Warsaw entrepreneurs. Author Biography Glenn Dynner is a Professor of Religion at Sarah Lawrence College Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX A - YIHUS AND MARRIAGE STRATEGIES OF EARLY ZADDIKIM OUTSIDE CENTRAL POLAND: EXAMPLES THROUGH 1815 ; APPENDIX B - AN EXORCISM IN WARSAW, 1818 ; APPENDIX C - WORKS BY HASIDIC AUTHORS, THROUGH 1815 ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; NOTES ; INDEX Review "A ground-breaking study of Jewish-run taverns in Poland...Although scholarly, Yankels Tavern: Jews, Liquor, & Life in the Kingdom of Poland makes for fascinating reading, particularly if you are among the many modern Jews whose ancestors were tavern-keepers."--The Canadian Jewish News"Dynners book represents an important contribution to the previously understudied historiography of nineteenth-century Hasidism. His thorough and careful archival research, combined with his nuanced analysis of important zadikim, their ideology, and their social power, sets a new standard for the study of Hasidism. This is an indispensable volume for scholars and enthusiastic students of nineteenth-century East European Jewish culture andsociety."--American Historical Review"Men of Silk is an original research study which contextualizes the emergence of Hasidism as a wide ranging popular movement taking place throughout central Poland between the years 1754 and 1830. The book presents recently discovered archival material from Poland pertaining to the social and cultural aspects of the Hasidic movement and introduces new questions concerning the internal and external dimensions of the development of Hasidism. The authorcontributes to a better understanding of the challenge offered to the social historian in the presentation of Hasidic Jewry in its social and political context, while not losing insight into inner Jewish life."--Rachel Elior, author of The Mystical Origins of Hasidism"With precision and learning, Glenn Dynner manages to cut through so much of the multi-layered mythology surrounding the etiology, the organization, and the spread of hasidism in Poland. He provides a new, lucid account of its leaders, the lives of its devotees, and its relationship with government and Jewish society. He extracts much historical insight from seemingly recalcitrant hasidic hagiography, and draws on the widest range of sources -- hasidic,anti-hasidic, travelers accounts, official, and more -- in what is a fascinating, fresh account of one of the most resonant Jewish religious ideologies in modern times."--Steven J. Zipperstein, author ofImagining Russian Jewry: Memory, History, Identity"The story of Hasidism has been told by both fervent believers and sworn secularists. This great east-European religious movement stood for several generations in the center of modern Jewish Historiography, and yet its diverse nature has been reduced to fit changing cultural modes, as well as long-forgotten political agendas. Men of Silk revises the story of Polish Hasidism. It offers a critical reading of inside and outside contemporaneous sources.Dynners careful reading of the texts reveals Hasidism as a complex historical phenomenon, quite different from the simplistic portrait drawn by earlier schools of Jewish historians." --Israel Bartal, author ofThe Jews of Eastern Europe, 1772-1881"Dynners book addresses the heretofore neglected but crucially important subject of 19th-century Hasidism, shedding much light on this vital chapter of Jewish (and Polish) history."--Gershon David Hundert, author of Jews in Poland-Lithuania in the Eighteenth Century: A Genealogy of Modernity"Dynners work is a significant contribution to the historical literature on Polish Jewish society on the cusp of modernity."--Slavic Review"Dynners book is innovative in the wide variety of its sources, ranging from Hasidic tales to British missionary journals and Warsaw police reports, but no less in the treatment of those sources. ...[A] major achievement. Glenn Dynner has taken an important step towards writing the missing chapters in the history of the Hasidic movement." --Shofar"Dynners prose is easily accessible and the work is impressive in its erudition. This study will be indispensable for teaching about Hasidism, providing a pilot for future investigation of similar and related themes in other geographical centres and periods of the movement." --Religion Long Description Hasidism, a kabbalah-inspired movement founded by Israel Baal Shem Tov (c1700-1760), transformed Jewish communities across Eastern and East Central Europe. In Men of Silk, Glenn Dynner draws upon newly discovered Polish archival material and neglected Hebrew testimonies to illuminate Hasidisms dramatic ascendancy in the region of Central Poland during the early nineteenth century. Dynner presents Hasidism as a socioreligious phenomenon that was shaped incrucial ways by its Polish context. His social historical analysis dispels prevailing romantic notions about Hasidism. Despite their folksy image, the movements charismatic leaders are revealed as astutepopulists who proved remarkably adept at securing elite patronage, neutralizing powerful opponents, and methodically co-opting Jewish institutions. The book also reveals the full spectrum of Hasidic devotees, from humble shtetl dwellers to influential Warsaw entrepreneurs. Review Text "A ground-breaking study of Jewish-run taverns in Poland...Although scholarly, Yankels Tavern: Jews, Liquor, & Life in the Kingdom of Poland makes for fascinating reading, particularly if you are among the many modern Jews whose ancestors were tavern-keepers."--The Canadian Jewish News"Dynners book represents an important contribution to the previously understudied historiography of nineteenth-century Hasidism. His thorough and careful archival research, combined with his nuanced analysis of important zadikim, their ideology, and their social power, sets a new standard for the study of Hasidism. This is an indispensable volume for scholars and enthusiastic students of nineteenth-century East European Jewish culture andsociety."--American Historical Review"Men of Silk is an original research study which contextualizes the emergence of Hasidism as a wide ranging popular movement taking place throughout central Poland between the years 1754 and 1830. The book presents recently discovered archival material from Poland pertaining to the social and cultural aspects of the Hasidic movement and introduces new questions concerning the internal and external dimensions of the development of Hasidism. The authorcontributes to a better understanding of the challenge offered to the social historian in the presentation of Hasidic Jewry in its social and political context, while not losing insight into inner Jewish life."--Rachel Elior, author of The Mystical Origins of Hasidism"With precision and learning, Glenn Dynner manages to cut through so much of the multi-layered mythology surrounding the etiology, the organization, and the spread of hasidism in Poland. He provides a new, lucid account of its leaders, the lives of its devotees, and its relationship with government and Jewish society. He extracts much historical insight from seemingly recalcitrant hasidic hagiography, and draws on the widest range of sources -- hasidic,anti-hasidic, travelers accounts, official, and more -- in what is a fascinating, fresh account of one of the most resonant Jewish religious ideologies in modern times."--Steven J. Zipperstein, author ofImagining Russian Jewry: Memory, History, Identity"The story of Hasidism has been told by both fervent believers and sworn secularists. This great east-European religious movement stood for several generations in the center of modern Jewish Historiography, and yet its diverse nature has been reduced to fit changing cultural modes, as well as long-forgotten political agendas. Men of Silk revises the story of Polish Hasidism. It offers a critical reading of inside and outside contemporaneous sources. Dynners careful reading of the texts reveals Hasidism as a complex historical phenomenon, quite different from the simplistic portrait drawn by earlier schools of Jewish historians." --Israel Bartal, author ofThe Jews of Eastern Europe, 1772-1881"Dynners book addresses the heretofore neglected but crucially important subject of 19th-century Hasidism, shedding much light on this vital chapter of Jewish (and Polish) history."--Gershon David Hundert, author of Jews in Poland-Lithuania in the Eighteenth Century: A Genealogy of Modernity"Dynners work is a significant contribution to the historical literature on Polish Jewish society on the cusp of modernity."--Slavic Review"Dynners book is innovative in the wide variety of its sources, ranging from Hasidic tales to British missionary journals and Warsaw police reports, but no less in the treatment of those sources. ...[A] major achievement. Glenn Dynner has taken an important step towards writing the missing chapters in the history of the Hasidic movement." --Shofar"Dynners prose is easily accessible and the work is impressive in its erudition. This study will be indispensable for teaching about Hasidism, providing a pilot for future investigation of similar and related themes in other geographical centres and periods of the movement." --Religion Review Quote "Dynners book represents an important contribution to the previously understudied historiography of nineteenth-century Hasidism. His thorough and careful archival research, combined with his nuanced analysis of important zadikim, their ideology, and their social power, sets a new standard for the study of Hasidism. This is an indispensable volume for scholars and enthusiastic students of nineteenth-century East European Jewish culture and society."--American Historical Review "Men of Silk is an original research study which contextualizes the emergence of Hasidism as a wide ranging popular movement taking place throughout central Poland between the years 1754 and 1830. The book presents recently discovered archival material from Poland pertaining to the social and cultural aspects of the Hasidic movement and introduces new questions concerning the internal and external dimensions of the development of Hasidism. The author contributes to a better understanding of the challenge offered to the social historian in the presentation of Hasidic Jewry in its social and political context, while not losing insight into inner Jewish life." --Rachel Elior, author of The Mystical Origins of Hasidism "With precision and learning, Glenn Dynner manages to cut through so much of the multi-layered mythology surrounding the etiology, the organization, and the spread of hasidism in Poland. He provides a new, lucid account of its leaders, the lives of its devotees, and its relationship with government and Jewish society. He extracts much historical insight from seemingly recalcitrant hasidic hagiography, and draws on the widest range of sources -- hasidic, anti-hasidic, travelers accounts, official, and more -- in what is a fascinating, fresh account of one of the most resonant Jewish religious ideologies in modern times."--Steven J. Zipperstein, author of Imagining Russian Jewry: Memory, History, Identity "The story of Hasidism has been told by both fervent believers and sworn secularists. This great east-European religious movement stood for several generations in the center of modern Jewish Historiography, and yet its diverse nature has been reduced to fit changing cultural modes, as well as long-forgotten political agendas. Men of Silk revises the story of Polish Hasidism. It offers a critical reading of inside and outside contemporaneous sources. Dynners careful reading of the texts reveals Hasidism as a complex historical phenomenon, quite different from the simplistic portrait drawn by earlier schools of Jewish historians." --Israel Bartal, author of The Jews of Eastern Europe, 1772-1881 "Dynners book addresses the heretofore neglected but crucially important subject of 19th-century Hasidism, shedding much light on this vital chapter of Jewish (and Polish) history."--Gershon David Hundert, author of Jews in Poland-Lithuania in the Eighteenth Century: A Genealogy of Modernity "Dynners work is a significant contribution to the historical literature on Polish Jewish society on the cusp of modernity."--Slavic Review "Dynners book is innovative in the wide variety of its sources, ranging from Hasidic tales to British missionary journals and Warsaw police reports, but no less in the treatment of those sources. ...[A] major achievement. Glenn Dynner has taken an important step towards writing the missing chapters in the history of the Hasidic movement." --Shofar "Dynners prose is easily accessible and the work is impressive in its erudition. This study will be indispensable for teaching about Hasidism, providing a pilot for future investigation of similar and related themes in other geographical centres and periods of the movement." --Religion Details ISBN019538265X Author Glenn Dynner Pages 400 Language English ISBN-10 019538265X ISBN-13 9780195382655 Media Book Format Paperback Subtitle The Hasidic Conquest of Polish Jewish Society Illustrations 4 black and white half tone, 2 line illustrations Birth 1969 Short Title MEN OF SILK Position Professor of Religion Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Professor of Religion, Sarah Lawrence College UK Release Date 2009-01-08 AU Release Date 2009-01-08 NZ Release Date 2009-01-08 US Release Date 2009-01-08 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-01-08 Alternative 9780195175226 DEWEY 296.833209438 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53298134;

Price: 66 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2025-01-19T03:08:24.000Z

Shipping Cost: 11.6 AUD