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The Penitential System of Hasidei Ashkenaz and the Problem of Cultural Boundaries

The Penitential System of Hasidei Ashkenaz and the Problem of Cultural Boundaries The}o"rnalof}ewzjh Thought and Philosophy, Vol. 8, pp. 201-229 © 1999 Reprints available directly from the publisher Photocopying permitted by license only The Penitential System of Hasidei Ashkenaz and the Problem of Cultural Boundaries Talya Fishman Rice University The greatest impact of Hasidut Ashkenaz on Jewish culture at large has arguably been in the realm of penitential theory and prac- tice; the ascetic behaviors and acts of self-mortification documented in the writings of twelfth and thirteenth century Rhineland pietists left their mark not only on non-pietist Ashkenazi culture 1 but also on the Jewish subcultures of France, Provence, Spain, and Safed. 2 The quest for the origins of Rhineland pietism's distinctive peni- tential attitudes and practices has divided researchers into two camps. While Yitzhak Baer and Gershom Scholem presumed the influence of medieval Christian systems of penance,3 studies of 1 Baer, "Ha-Megama ha-Datit ha-Hevratit shel Sefer Hasidim," Zion 3 (1937): 50; Joseph Dan, "Gorala ha-Histori shel Hasidut Ashkenaz," Mehkarim bi-Kabbalah uve-Toledot ha-Datot Mugashim li-Gershom Scholem (Jerusalem: 1968) 97-99; Jacob Elbaum, Teshuvat Ha-Lev Vi-Kabbalat Yisurin (Jerusalem: 1993) 12. 2 The penitential teachings of Hasidei Ashkenaz found their way into the writings of R. Aharon HaKohen of Lunel, R. Isaac of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy Brill

The Penitential System of Hasidei Ashkenaz and the Problem of Cultural Boundaries

The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy , Volume 8 (2): 201 – Jan 1, 1999

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Brill
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© 1999 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1053-699X
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1477-285X
DOI
10.1163/147728599794761608
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The}o"rnalof}ewzjh Thought and Philosophy, Vol. 8, pp. 201-229 © 1999 Reprints available directly from the publisher Photocopying permitted by license only The Penitential System of Hasidei Ashkenaz and the Problem of Cultural Boundaries Talya Fishman Rice University The greatest impact of Hasidut Ashkenaz on Jewish culture at large has arguably been in the realm of penitential theory and prac- tice; the ascetic behaviors and acts of self-mortification documented in the writings of twelfth and thirteenth century Rhineland pietists left their mark not only on non-pietist Ashkenazi culture 1 but also on the Jewish subcultures of France, Provence, Spain, and Safed. 2 The quest for the origins of Rhineland pietism's distinctive peni- tential attitudes and practices has divided researchers into two camps. While Yitzhak Baer and Gershom Scholem presumed the influence of medieval Christian systems of penance,3 studies of 1 Baer, "Ha-Megama ha-Datit ha-Hevratit shel Sefer Hasidim," Zion 3 (1937): 50; Joseph Dan, "Gorala ha-Histori shel Hasidut Ashkenaz," Mehkarim bi-Kabbalah uve-Toledot ha-Datot Mugashim li-Gershom Scholem (Jerusalem: 1968) 97-99; Jacob Elbaum, Teshuvat Ha-Lev Vi-Kabbalat Yisurin (Jerusalem: 1993) 12. 2 The penitential teachings of Hasidei Ashkenaz found their way into the writings of R. Aharon HaKohen of Lunel, R. Isaac of

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Published: Jan 1, 1999

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