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Hasidism and Politics: The Kingdom of Poland 1815–1864

Marcin Wodziński 2013 ;2013 Marcin Wodziński ;ISBN: 9781906764944 ;ISBN: 9781904113737 ;ISBN: 1904113737 ;ISBN: 1786948273 ;ISBN: 1906764948 ;ISBN: 9781786948274 ;EISBN: 1786948273 ;EISBN: 9781786948274 ;OCLC: 1039930899 ;LCCallNum: BM198.4.P6W625 2011

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  • Title:
    Hasidism and Politics: The Kingdom of Poland 1815–1864
  • Author: Wodzinski, Marcin
  • Subjects: 19th century ; Controversial literature ; Hasidism ; Hasidism-Poland-History-19th century ; Hasidism—Controversial literature—History and criticism ; History ; History and criticism ; Jews ; Jews-Poland-History-19th century ; Poland ; Poland—Politics and government—19th century ; Politics and government
  • Description: Analysing the political relations between the Kingdom of Poland and the hasidic movement, this book examines plans formulated by the government and by groups close to government circles regarding hasidim, and describes how a hasidic body politic developed in response. Marcin Wodzinski demonstrates that the rise of hasidism was an important factor in shaping the Jewish policy of both central and provincial authorities and shows how the creation of socio-political conditions that were advantageous to the hasidic movement accelerated its growth. While concentrating on the dynamic that developed in the Kingdom of Poland, the discussion is informed by a consideration of the relationship between the state and the hasidic movement from its inception in the Polish - Lithuanian Commonwealth. The novelty of this study lies in the fact that, whereas most analyses of political culture concentrate on states and societies with well-established electoral systems of representation, Wodzinski focuses on the under-researched area of political relations between a non-democratic state and a low-status community lacking authorized representation. Applying concepts more often associated with cultural history, his analysis draws a distinction between the terms of reference of high-level political debate and the actual implementation of policy middle- and low-level officials. Similarly, in analysing hasidic responses he differentiates between high-level hasidic representations in the state and the grassroots politics of the community. This combination enables a broad contextualization of the whole subject, integrating the social and cultural history of Polish Jewry with that of Polish society in general.
  • Publisher: Liverpool: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
  • Creation Date: 2013
  • Format: 348
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9781906764944
    ISBN: 9781904113737
    ISBN: 1904113737
    ISBN: 1786948273
    ISBN: 1906764948
    ISBN: 9781786948274
    EISBN: 1786948273
    EISBN: 9781786948274
    OCLC: 1039930899
    LCCallNum: BM198.4.P6W625 2011
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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