A wonderful study...At every opportunity Mintz presents verbatim
quotations from Hasidim to allow their point of view to permeate
the volume. -- Rabbi Norman Mark Klein "Journal of Church and
State"
By letting [his] subject speak for itself, Mintz [allows his]
readers to encounter religious belief in all its unwieldy
complexity...[His] work reveals a degree of immersion in his
subject that few, if any, outsiders have ever achieved. -- Alan
Edelstein "Moment"
By letting Ýhis¨ subject speak for itself, Mintz Ýallows his¨
readers to encounter religious belief in all its unwieldy
complexity...ÝHis¨ work reveals a degree of immersion in his
subject that few, if any, outsiders have ever achieved. -- Alan
Edelstein "Moment"
Readers are escorted through New York's Hasidic community...They
not only meet the residents but also learn why they are there, how
they live and work and pray, and discover something of their
internal politics...This rich ethnography offers detailed insights
into a dynamic movement and a volatile community, and its
charismatic and demanding leadership.
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