Rabbi, mystic, or impostor? : the eighteenth-century Ba'al Shem of London /: the eighteenth-century Ba'al Shem of London. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Mi-'Baʿal shed' le-Vaʿal Shem'
• Further Information: Note: Michal Oron ; translated by Edward Levin.
• Authors: Oron, Michal
• Other Names: (Translator) Levin, Edward translator.; Abraham Abusch ben Ẓevi Hirsch, 1700-1769; De Falk, Samuel Hayyim, approximately 1710-1782
• Contents: Note on Transliteration and Conventions Used in the Text Translator's Note Note on the Editing of the Diaries Introduction to the English Edition Todd M. Endelman INTRODUCTION I. A Brief History of Ba'alei Shem II. A Biography of Samuel Falk III. Falk's Activities According to the Diary of Zevi Hirsch IV. Samuel Falk as Seen by Jacob Emden V. Samuel Falk and the Freemasons VI. The Diaries and Their Research THE DIARIES The Diary of Zevi Hirsch of Kalisz The Diary of Samuel Falk APPENDICES A. People Featuring Prominently in the Diaries B. Falk's Dreams C. The Letter of Sussman Shesnowzi to His Son D. The Letter of Jacob Emden E. Falk's Library F. Falk's Will Glossary Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 309 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 296.8332092; Mystics -- England -- Biography; Judaism -- England -- History -- 18th century; Mystics; England; Biographies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789624243
• Related ISBNs: 178962424X; 9781904113034; 1904113036
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-295) and index.
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