RT Article
T1 R. Nathan Sternhartz’s Liqquṭei tefilot and the Formation of Bratslav Hasidism
JF The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
VO 24
IS 1
SP 60
OP 94
A1 Meʾir, Yonatan 1975-
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1562036793
AB One of the more astounding books produced by Bratslav Hasidism is Liqquṭei tefilot (1822–1827), composed by R. Nathan Sternhartz of Nemirov, which established a whole new genre in Bratslav literature. This article discusses the book’s genesis, publication, and primary goals, as well as the controversy it generated. The new Bratslav theology that emerged after the death of Rabbi Naḥman led to disputes, both internal and external, over the role and character of R. Nathan. Examining this particularly obscure chapter in the early history of Bratslav Hasidism sheds light on the movement as it exists today in all its diversity, both ideological and social.
K1 Bratslav Hasidism : Hasidism : Jewish mysticism : Kabbalah
DO 10.1163/1477285X-12341269