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"If Hasidism begins in the life-enhancing spirituality of the Baal Shem Tov, it concludes in the tortuous, elitist and utterly fascinating career of Nahman of Bratslav (1722-1810) whose biography and teaching Arthur Green has set forth in his comprehensive, moving, and subtle study, Tormented Master."

Title Tormented master : a life of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav / Arthur Green.
Publisher Tuscaloosa, AL : University of Alabama Press
Creation Date 1979
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-388) and index.
English
Content Contents
Introduction
1. Childhood and Early Years: 1772-1798
2. Nahman's Journey to the Land of Israel
3. Conflict and Growth
4. Bratslav: Disciples and Master
5. Messianic Strivings
6. Nahman's Final Years
Appendix: The Death of Rabbi Nahman
A Brief Chronology of Nahman's Life
Excursus I. Faith, Doubt, and Reason
Excursus II. The Tales
Note on Transliteration and Orthography
Abbreviations Used in Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Series Judaic studies series
Extent 1 online resource (viii, 395 pages) : map
Language English
Copyright Date ©1979
National Library system number 997010715671505171
MARC RECORDS
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