Holiness and Law

Kabbalistic Customs and Sexual Abstinence in Hasidism

Autor*innen

• Benjamin Brown

Parameter

• Esoterik & Religion
• Lehrbücher
• Sonstige Lehrbücher

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This book explores the customs of Hasidic groups, focusing on their higher expectations compared to ordinary Jewish law. It analyzes how nineteenth-century Hasidic authors justified these norms and examines the concept of kedushah, specifically sexual abstinence among married men in the twentieth century, revealing the complexities of Hasidic life.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024