Storytelling and spirituality in Judaism
By: Yitzhak Buxbaum.
Publisher: Jason Aronson; Jason Aronson, Inc.
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Northvale, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Hasidim -- Legends -- History and criticism; Hasidic parables -- History and criticism; Legends, Jewish -- History and criticism; Spiritual life -- Judaism; Storytelling -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
Description: Shows that storytelling has always been a prime vehicle for communicating spirituality and argues that some of the greatest Jewish teachers were expert storytellers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-241) and indexes.