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Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah

Hasidism as Mysticism

Quietistic Elements in Eighteenth Century Hasidic Thought

by Rivka Schatz Uffenheimer · Jonathan Chipman (trans.)

Rivka Schatz Uffenheimer argues that early Hasidism, especially the school of the Maggid of Mezritch, contained strong quietist tendencies comparable to Christian quietism: annihilation of the self, indifference and passivity before God. Her analysis of prayer, contemplation and divine immanence became a landmark in Hasidic scholarship. Recommended for advanced readers of Jewish mystical thought. It remains frequently cited in comparative mysticism.

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