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Hasidic Performance: Establishing a Religious (Non) Identity in the Tales about Rabbi Zusha of Annopol.

The article discusses Hasidic traditions about the Tzaddik Rabbi Zusha of Annopol and how his conduct can be considered as parodic repetition or deviation from stylized acts. Topics covered include Rabbi Zusha's deep insights into the limitations of human language and structures of consciousness and...

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Published in:Journal of Religion Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 51 - 72
Main Author: Kauffman, Tsippi
Format: Article
Published: University of Chicago Press Jan2015
Subjects:
Rabbis
Religious identity
Hasidism
Jewish sects
Religion
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