A Permanent Beginning M. Tilley

A Permanent Beginning M. TilleySituates a Hasidic master in the context of his time, demonstrating his formative influence on Jewish literary modernity. The Hasidic leader R. Nachman of Braslav (17721810) has held a place in the Jewish popular imagination for more than two centuries. Some see him as the (self proclaimed) Messiah, others as the forerunner of modern Jewish literature. Existing studies struggle between these dueling readings, largely ignoring questions of aesthetics

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colonial and postcolonial imaginations

The life of a prominent Dutch-American patriot

A psychoactive substance related to both the amphetamines and mescaline

Most of the contributors are philosophers who are trained in both Chinese and Western Philosophy

a shadowy figure

including cognitive science

And it offers a powerful way into the life and career of its author—a figure who

The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary was conceived to provide more than lexical information alone

Royle offers close readings of many of her works

Arguing that there is little useful that can be said about the responsibility of mentally ill offenders in general

The final chapter is Cornell's own response to the contributors' views