Can secular spirituality be religiously inspired?: the hasidic legacy in the eyes of skeptics

A trenchant and rather paradoxical Hasidic saying asserts the following: He who believes the tall tales told by the Hasidim may be a fool, but he who does not believe them is a heretic. It turns out that many secular writers have in fact read and examined Hasidic tales sympathetically, without neces...

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Main Author: Ross, Nicham (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press [2013]
In: AJS review
Year: 2013, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-113
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hasidim / Secularism / Relationship / Spirituality / Religion
B Inspiration / Author / Religiosity / Metaphysics / Legacy / Hassidism
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
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