Hasidism a controversial mystical religious movement of Eastern European origin has posed a serious challenge to mainstream Judaism from its earliest beginnings in the middle of the eighteenth century Decimated by the Holocaust it has risen like a phoenix from the ashes and has reconstituted itself as a major force in the world of ultra Orthodox Judaism Philosopher Martin Buber found inspiration in its original tenets and devoted much of his career to making its insights known to a wide readership First published in 1958 Hasidism and Modern Man examines the life and religious experiences of Hasidic Jews as well as Buber s personal response to them From the autobiographical My Way to Hasidism to Hasidism and Modern Man and Love of God and Love of Neighbor the essays span nearly half a century and reflect the evolution of Buber s religious philosophy in relation to the Hasidic movement Hasidism and Modern Man remains prescient in its portrayal of a spiritual movement that brings God down to earth and makes possible a modern philosophy in which the human being becomes sacred

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