The Hasidic parable
By: Aryeh Wineman.
Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Hasidic parables; Hasidic parables -- History and criticism
Description: "The teachers of Hasidism gave new life to the literary tradition of parable, a story that teaches a spiritual or moral truth. In The Hasidic Parable, acclaimed author Aryeh Wineman takes readers through the great works of the hasidic storytellers.".

"Telling parables, explains Rabbi Wineman, was a strategy that the hasidic masters used to foster a radical shift in thinking about God, the world, and the values and norms of religious life. Although these parables date back 200 years or more, they deal with moral and religious themes and issues still relevant today. Each is accompanied by notes and commentary by the author that illuminate their ideological significance and their historical roots and background.".

"These parables have been culled from classical hasidic homiletic texts, chosen because of their literary qualities, their explanation of key concepts in the hasidic worldview, and also because of what they say to us about the conflicts and tensions accompanying Hasidism's emergence and growth."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes 40 parables translated from Hebrew.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191).