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Sacred emotions : fear of sin in early Hasidism /

"Scholars have long argued that early Hasidic teachings introduced a psychological dimension to kabbalistic traditions and revitalized modern Judaism. Focused on the inner soul, Hasidism encouraged worshippers to experience joy and delight through their enthusiastic practices. In this new work...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sachs-Shmueli, Leore (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2025]
Series:Stanford studies in Jewish mysticism.
Subjects:
Fear > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Emotions > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Hasidism > History.
Cabala > History.
Peur > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Hassidisme > Histoire.
Kabbale > Histoire.
Fear.
Hasidism.
Jewish mysticism.
Zohar.
awe.
history of emotions.
morality.
sin.
the Besht.
the Maggid.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the history of emotions and the study of Hasidism
  • The medieval and modern heritage of awe and fear
  • Vocabularies of fear and sin in the traditions recorded in the name of the Baal Shem Tov
  • The role of awe and complementary emotions (delight, joy, love) in the circle of the Maggid
  • Confession, emotional transformation, and the fear of the damage of sin
  • Death anxiety in R. Nahaman of Bratslav's writings.