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Men of silk [electronic resource] : the Hasidic conquest of Polish Jewish Society / Glenn Dynner.

By: Dynner, Glenn, 1969-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: xii, 384 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Hasidism -- Poland -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 296.8/332/09438 Online resources: Accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Hasidism in central Poland, 1754-1830 -- Anatomy of a Hasidic conquest -- Warsaw and the patrons of Polish Hasidism -- Yihus : the social composition of early Hasidic leadership -- Charlatans or "lovers of Israel"? : evaluating Hasidic populism -- Sermons, stories, and songs : marketing Hasidism.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-378) and index.

Hasidism in central Poland, 1754-1830 -- Anatomy of a Hasidic conquest -- Warsaw and the patrons of Polish Hasidism -- Yihus : the social composition of early Hasidic leadership -- Charlatans or "lovers of Israel"? : evaluating Hasidic populism -- Sermons, stories, and songs : marketing Hasidism.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.