Hasidic Literature | Department of Literature of the Jewish People

In this track, students will explore Hasidic literature of the 18^th and 19^th centuries and the development of various genres in Hasidic writing. The poetics of Hasidic literature will be studied employing a multi-disciplinary approach that combines philosophy with classic textual and literary criticism. Students will research the Hasidic revival of today and the Hasidic writing of the 20^th and early 21^st centuries in the context of traditional Hasidic society, New Age trends and contemporary neo-Hasidic movements. The Schneiderman Chair for Hasidism supports research in this field.