“We Were as Dreamers:” Prayer as the Royal Road to the Unconscious in Hasidism
This study explores the Hasidic psychologization of Jewish mysticism by focusing on the problem of distracting thoughts that arise during prayer, and the attitudes and responses to them that can be found in Hasidic literature. Two different theories of the origins of such thoughts, both attributed t...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2022
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Año: 2022, Volumen: 69, Número: 5/6, Páginas: 460-488 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Yisraʾel ben Eliʿezer Baʿal Shem Ṭov 1700-1760
/ Hasidismo
/ Mística
/ Psicologismo
/ Inconsciente
/ Oración
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AE Psicología de la religión AG Vida religiosa BH Judaísmo |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Jewish Mysticism
B Psychology B Unconscious B Hasidism B Besht B Prayer B Ba’al Shem Tov |
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| Sumario: | This study explores the Hasidic psychologization of Jewish mysticism by focusing on the problem of distracting thoughts that arise during prayer, and the attitudes and responses to them that can be found in Hasidic literature. Two different theories of the origins of such thoughts, both attributed to Israel Ba’al Shem Tov, along with various techniques for engaging with them, are described. It is argued that these theories reflect two distinct paradigms, both of which exhibit significant similarities to the dynamic unconscious of psychoanalysis. In addition to tracing the reception of Israel’s ideas on distracting thoughts within the Hasidic movement and without, the study connects them to his activities as a folk healer with a particular concern with treating mental illness. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5276 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685276-12341665 |