The Besht: Magician, Mystic, and Leader
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Now available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism
Ch. 1Magic and miracle workers in the days of the Baal Shem Tov7Ch. 2Israel Baal Shem46Ch. 3A leader of the Jewish people79Ch. 4The Besht as mystic and pioneer in divine worship113Ch. 5The Besht and his circle152Ch. 6The historicity of Shivhei Habesht203Conclusion : the Besht and the founding of Hasidism249App. IMagic and miracle workers in the literature of the Haskalah259App. IIThe Besht's epistle272App. IIIThe versions of the Besht's epistle282
