Mysticism and madness:the religious thought of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
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London; New York : Shalom Hartman Institute
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Continuum; ]Jerusalem[
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The Kogod library of Judaic studies
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7
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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by Zvi Mark
CONTENTS NOTE
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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