The Mystery of the Earth

Mysticism and Hasidism in the Thought of Martin Buber
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18123-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 398 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 813 g

Reihe: Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy

Challenging the prevalent view that in order to establish his “Dialogical” thought Martin Buber had to forsake his earlier “mystical” work, Israel Koren demonstrates instead that mystical paradigms serve as the foundation for Buber’s dialogue and endow it with greater depth. While most scholars portray Buber’s dialogical thought mainly in its Western and modern philosophical background, the author examines Buber’s interpretation of Hasidic themes such as Devekut (attachment to God) among others, in order to establish that his dialogical writings evolved out of his interpretation of Judaism in general, his understanding of the Hasidic conception of the world and the mission of man in Hasidism in particular. Buber’s work is therefore shown to be original mystical neo-Hasidic thought, which serves as a new link in the historical chain of Jewish mysticism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Koren, Israel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One- Buber’s Early Mysticism 1899–1909: Under the Sign of Ecstasy
Chapter Two- Buber’s Second Mystical Period, 1909–1914: Under the Sign of Unity
Chapter Three- The Third Mystical Period: “The Conversion”—The Decision on Behalf of the World
Chapter Four- Between Daniel and I and Thou: A Phenomenological Comparison between Descriptions
of Unity
Chapter Five- Buber’s Mysticism during the Dialogical Period: Unity, Ecstasy and Inclusiveness
PART II: THE INTERNALIZATION OF HASIDIC PRINCIPLES IN BUBER’S THOUGHT
Chapter Six- Hasidism In Buber’s Thought: Introduction
Chapter Seven- Realistic and Activistic Mysticism and the Mystery of the Earth
Chapter Eight- Hasidic Typologies of Devekut and the I-Thou Relations
Chapter Nine- Buber’s Dialogic Interpretation of the Doctrine of Tzimtzum
Chapter Ten- I and Thou as Love Mysticism
Chapter Eleven- The Debate over Buber’s Interpretation of Hasidism

Über Autor(innen)

Israel Koren, Ph.D. (1996) in Jewish Thought, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is a Senior Lecturer
Of Jewish mysticism, Jewish Education and Jewish Modern thought at Oranim college of Education and David Yellin college of Education in Israel. He has published articles and a book on modern Jewish mysticism.