The Legend of the Baal-Shem - by Martin Buber (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Previously published: New York: Schocken, 1969.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The Jewish philosopher Martin Buber spoke directly to the most profound human concerns in all his works, including his discussions of Hasidism, a mystical-religious movement founded in Eastern Europe by Israel ben Eliezer, called the Baal-Shem (the Master of God's Name). Living in the first part of the eighteenth century in Podolia and Wolhynia, the Baal-Shem braved scorn and rejection from the rabbinical establishment and attracted followers from among the common people, the poor, and the mystically inclined. Here Buber offers a sensitive and intuitive account of Hasidism, followed by twenty stories about the life of the Baal-Shem. This book is the earliest and one of the most delightful of Buber's seven volumes on Hasidism and can be read not only as a collection of myth but as a key to understanding the central theme of Buber's thought: the I-Thou, or dialogical, relationship. <p/> "All positive religion rests on an enormous simplification of the manifold and wildly engulfing forces that invade us: it is the subduing of the fullness of existence. All myth, in contrast, is the expression of the fullness of existence, its image, its sign; it drinks incessantly from the gushing fountains of life."--Martin Buber, from the introduction</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>"All positive religion rests on an enormous simplification of the manifold and wildly engulfing forces that invade us: it is the subduing of the fullness of existence. All myth, in contrast, is the expression of the fullness of existence, its image, its sign; it drinks incessantly from the gushing fountains of life."<b>--Martin Buber, from the introduction</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>The Legend of the Baal-Shem</i> is not only a compilation of stories about the founder of modern Hasidism, but also acts as a key to help demystify the deep mystical tradition of Judaism. For those who like stories that reflect a piece of recent history, this is a good collection.-- "The Inner Directions Journal"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Martin Buber</b> (1878-1965) was the author of numerous works in the fields of art, education, sociology, philosophy, philosophy of religion, and Biblical interpretation. Among his works are <i>I and Thou, Good and Evil, </i> and the novel <i>For the Sake of Heaven.
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