Holiness and Law: Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism
Hasidic groups have myriad customs. While ordinary Jewish law (halakhah) denotes the "bar of holiness" mandated for the ordinary Jew, these customs represent the higher threshold expected of Hasidim, intended to justify their title as hasidim ("pious"). How did the hasidic master...
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Zusammenfassung: | Hasidic groups have myriad customs. While ordinary Jewish law (halakhah) denotes the "bar of holiness" mandated for the ordinary Jew, these customs represent the higher threshold expected of Hasidim, intended to justify their title as hasidim ("pious"). How did the hasidic masters perceive the enactment of these new norms at a time in which the halakhah had already been solidified? How did they explain the normative power of these customs over communities and individuals, and how did they justify customs that diverged from the positive halakhah? This book analyzes the answers given by nineteenth-century hasidic authors. It then examines a test case: kedushah ("holiness"), or sexual abstinence among married men, a particularly restrictive norm enacted by several twentieth-century hasidic groups. Through the use of theoretical tools and historical contextualization, the book elucidates the normative circles of hasidic life, their religious and social sources and their interrelations |
Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Jun 2024) |
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ISBN: | 9783111359052 |
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spelling | Brown, Benjamin Verfasser aut Holiness and Law Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism Benjamin Brown Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2024] © 2024 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 232 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Studia Judaica : Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums 129 Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Jun 2024) Hasidic groups have myriad customs. While ordinary Jewish law (halakhah) denotes the "bar of holiness" mandated for the ordinary Jew, these customs represent the higher threshold expected of Hasidim, intended to justify their title as hasidim ("pious"). How did the hasidic masters perceive the enactment of these new norms at a time in which the halakhah had already been solidified? How did they explain the normative power of these customs over communities and individuals, and how did they justify customs that diverged from the positive halakhah? This book analyzes the answers given by nineteenth-century hasidic authors. It then examines a test case: kedushah ("holiness"), or sexual abstinence among married men, a particularly restrictive norm enacted by several twentieth-century hasidic groups. Through the use of theoretical tools and historical contextualization, the book elucidates the normative circles of hasidic life, their religious and social sources and their interrelations In English Chassidismus Enthaltsamkeit Halacha Heiligkeit RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice bisacsh Hasidim Sexual behavior Hasidism Customs and practices Holiness Judaism Hasidic rite Jewish law Judaism Hasidic rite Sexual abstinence Religious aspects Judaism Brauch (DE-588)4008017-1 gnd rswk-swf Religiöses Leben (DE-588)4115741-2 gnd rswk-swf Chassidim (DE-588)4415860-9 gnd rswk-swf Chassidismus (DE-588)4009799-7 gnd rswk-swf Heiligkeit (DE-588)4159400-9 gnd rswk-swf Kleidung (DE-588)4031011-5 gnd rswk-swf Sexuelle Abstinenz (DE-588)4137442-3 gnd rswk-swf Halacha (DE-588)4137294-3 gnd rswk-swf Sexualverhalten (DE-588)4116485-4 gnd rswk-swf Heiligkeit (DE-588)4159400-9 s Kleidung (DE-588)4031011-5 s Religiöses Leben (DE-588)4115741-2 s Sexuelle Abstinenz (DE-588)4137442-3 s Halacha (DE-588)4137294-3 s Chassidismus (DE-588)4009799-7 s DE-604 Chassidim (DE-588)4415860-9 s Brauch (DE-588)4008017-1 s Sexualverhalten (DE-588)4116485-4 s Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9783111358970 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111359052 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
spellingShingle | Brown, Benjamin Holiness and Law Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism Chassidismus Enthaltsamkeit Halacha Heiligkeit RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice bisacsh Hasidim Sexual behavior Hasidism Customs and practices Holiness Judaism Hasidic rite Jewish law Judaism Hasidic rite Sexual abstinence Religious aspects Judaism Brauch (DE-588)4008017-1 gnd Religiöses Leben (DE-588)4115741-2 gnd Chassidim (DE-588)4415860-9 gnd Chassidismus (DE-588)4009799-7 gnd Heiligkeit (DE-588)4159400-9 gnd Kleidung (DE-588)4031011-5 gnd Sexuelle Abstinenz (DE-588)4137442-3 gnd Halacha (DE-588)4137294-3 gnd Sexualverhalten (DE-588)4116485-4 gnd |
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title | Holiness and Law Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism |
title_auth | Holiness and Law Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism |
title_exact_search | Holiness and Law Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism |
title_full | Holiness and Law Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism Benjamin Brown |
title_fullStr | Holiness and Law Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism Benjamin Brown |
title_full_unstemmed | Holiness and Law Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism Benjamin Brown |
title_short | Holiness and Law |
title_sort | holiness and law kabbalistic customs and sexual abstinence in hasidism |
title_sub | Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism |
topic | Chassidismus Enthaltsamkeit Halacha Heiligkeit RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice bisacsh Hasidim Sexual behavior Hasidism Customs and practices Holiness Judaism Hasidic rite Jewish law Judaism Hasidic rite Sexual abstinence Religious aspects Judaism Brauch (DE-588)4008017-1 gnd Religiöses Leben (DE-588)4115741-2 gnd Chassidim (DE-588)4415860-9 gnd Chassidismus (DE-588)4009799-7 gnd Heiligkeit (DE-588)4159400-9 gnd Kleidung (DE-588)4031011-5 gnd Sexuelle Abstinenz (DE-588)4137442-3 gnd Halacha (DE-588)4137294-3 gnd Sexualverhalten (DE-588)4116485-4 gnd |
topic_facet | Chassidismus Enthaltsamkeit Halacha Heiligkeit RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice Hasidim Sexual behavior Hasidism Customs and practices Holiness Judaism Hasidic rite Jewish law Judaism Hasidic rite Sexual abstinence Religious aspects Judaism Brauch Religiöses Leben Chassidim Kleidung Sexuelle Abstinenz Sexualverhalten |
url | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111359052 |
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