Mysticism and madness :
Mark, Zvi.
Mysticism and madness : the religious thought of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav / by Zvi Mark. - London ; New York : [Jerusalem] : Continuum ; Shalom Hartman Institute, c2009. - xiii, 306 p. ; 24 cm. - The Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 7 . - Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 7. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Imagination, prophecy and faith : the role of the imagination in religious life, and the character of Bratslavian faith -- On the character of mystical experiences -- Unification : hints, sparks and melody : on the Bratslavian service of God -- Silence and melody facing the void : on the place of the mystic melody in the confrontation with heresy in the writings of R. Nachman of Bratslav -- The land of imagination -- 'Smallness' and 'greatness' and their roots in the kabbalah of the Ari -- The ultimate purpose of knowing is that we do not know -- 'The story of the humble king' : on laughter and foolishness in the service of God.
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Naḥman, of Bratslav, 1772-1811.
Consciousness--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Music--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Mysticism--Judaism.
God--Worship and love.
Hasidism.
Mysticism and madness : the religious thought of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav / by Zvi Mark. - London ; New York : [Jerusalem] : Continuum ; Shalom Hartman Institute, c2009. - xiii, 306 p. ; 24 cm. - The Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 7 . - Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 7. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Imagination, prophecy and faith : the role of the imagination in religious life, and the character of Bratslavian faith -- On the character of mystical experiences -- Unification : hints, sparks and melody : on the Bratslavian service of God -- Silence and melody facing the void : on the place of the mystic melody in the confrontation with heresy in the writings of R. Nachman of Bratslav -- The land of imagination -- 'Smallness' and 'greatness' and their roots in the kabbalah of the Ari -- The ultimate purpose of knowing is that we do not know -- 'The story of the humble king' : on laughter and foolishness in the service of God.
9780826445162 0826445160 9780826441447 0826441440
Naḥman, of Bratslav, 1772-1811.
Consciousness--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Music--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Mysticism--Judaism.
God--Worship and love.
Hasidism.
