Judaism Unbound Episode 369: Jewish Mysticism - Ariel Mayse
Ariel Mayse serves as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University, and is the co-author of the two-volume A New Hasidism: Roots and A New Hasidism: Branches, with Arthur Green. Mayse joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation exploring the history of Jewish mysticism, from the Hebrew Bible through today. This episode is the 11th episode in an ongoing mini-series focused on Jewish spirituality.
[1] Learn more about Ariel Mayse by clicking here. Check out his recent piece in Gashmius Magazine, entitled “How to Read a Hasidic Text: A Quick Guide,” via this link.
[2] Purchase A New Hasidism: Roots by clicking here, and A New Hasidism: Branches by clicking here. For another book of Mayse’s that we recommend, check out From the Depth of the Well: An Anthology of Jewish Mysticism.
[3] For an introduction to Hekhalot (“Palace”) Literature, referenced briefly by Mayse, click here.
[4] Mayse references the upheaval brought by Shabbetai Zevi in the 17th century, which played a role in the flowering of Hasidism later on. Learn more about him by listening to Judaism Unbound Episode 269: Shabbetai Zevi - Permitting the Forbidden - Xava de Cordova, Michael Sokolovsky.
[5] For the episode Lex references, featuring Jay Michaelson, see Episode 340: More Jewish Heresy - Jay Michaelson.
[6] Learn more from Ariel Mayse, about Martin Buber and Hillel Zeitlin (two figures referenced toward the end of this episode), by checking out a piece of his entitled “The Development of Neo-Hasidism: Echoes and Repercussions Part I: Introduction, Hillel Zeitlin, and Martin Buber.”
