Studies in Eastern European Jewish Mysticism (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

Founded in the 18th century by Rabbi Israel Ben Eliezer, several sects of this East European Jewish Mystical movement known as Hasidim still flourish today. This collection of 16 studies, eight of them previously unpublished, deal with the origins of the movement and also with the teachings of some of the earliest disciples of the tradition.Joseph Weiss is the author of 'Studies in Eastern European Jewish Mysticism (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)', published 1986 under ISBN 9780197100349 and ISBN 0197100341.