The maiden of Ludmir
Nathaniel Deutsch · 2003
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"Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the Maiden of Ludmir, was born in early-nineteenth-century Russia and became famous as the only woman in the three-hundred-year history of Hasidism to function as a rebbe - or charismatic leader - in her own right. Nathaniel Deutsch follows the traces left by the Maiden in both history and legend to fully explore her fascinating story for the first time. The Maiden of Ludmir offers powerful insights into the Jewish mystical tradition, into the Maiden's place within it, and into the remarkable Jewish community of Ludmir. Her biography ultimately becomes a provocative meditation on the complex relationships between history and memory, Judaism and modernity."--Jacket.
Book details
- Year
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Series
- The S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 310
- ISBN
- 9780520231917
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