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100 1 $aSmith, Chani Haran.
245 10 $aTuning the soul :$bmusic as a spiritual process in the teachings of Rabbi Naḥman of Bratzlav /$c[Chani Haran Smith].
260 $aLeiden ;$aBoston :$bBrill,$c2010.
300 $aix, 231 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aIJS studies in Judaica ;$vv. 10
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [201]-214) and index.
505 0 $aThe doctrine of the 'good points' and its Kabbalistic sources. Background ; The doctrine of the 'good points' in LM 1, 282 ; The concept of 'points' in the Kabbalistic sources ; 'Points' as Sefirot ; 'Point' as beginning ; 'Point' as centre ; Vowel points and cantillation accents ; The animating quality of cantillation accents and vowel points ; 'Points' as musical notes ; 'Points' in Naḥman's teaching ; 'Point' as beginning ; 'Point' as centre ; 'The innermost point' as the centre of one's spiritual life ; 'Points of Ḥesed' : loving-kindess, longing and soul ; 'Good points' and 'evil points' ; Concluding remarks -- Music as a spiritual process. Berur--extraction of 'good points' from evil ; The imagination ; Music as metaphor ; Tuning the soul by means of music ; David the skilled musician and his lyre ; North wind, darkness, concealment and creativity ; The aspect of 'hands' ; The music of the cosmos ; 'Holy sparks' and 'good points' ; The origin and destination of sparks ; Concluding remarks -- The dual personality of the Tzadrq : Moses and Joseph. The Tzadiq as intermediary between worlds in Hasidic thought ; The dual aspect of the Tzadiq in Naḥman's thought ; Two worlds ; Two spirits (ruḥot) ; Two Tzadiqim ; The identity of the two Tzadiqim ; Moses--the worldly leader ; Moses--music out of silence ; Moses--present in every generation, in every Tzadiq ; Joseph--the 'true Tzadiq' : the Tzadiq in the divine realm ; Joseph's beauty, glory, and grace ; Tzadiq/Yesod and Ḥesed ; Yesod and malkhut--the Tzadiq and his congregation ; Transcendence and immanence : two aspects of the Tzadiq ; The language of the Tzadiq ; Encompassing 'root', encompassing 'point' ; The Tzadiq as cantor ; The Tzadiq in the tale of 'The Seven Beggars" ; Introduction to the tale ; The Tzadiq as beggar ; The heart and the spring ; Two aspects of the Tzadiq in 'The heart and the spring' ; Concluding remarks -- New time, new song. Time and music ; Transcending time ; Adherence
505 0 $ato God (devequt) as transcendence of time ; Cosmic and personal renewal (ḥidush) ; Renewal by means of original Torah insights ; Prayer, music and renewal ; Renewal through loving-kindness (ḥesed) : 'new song' ; The new song : leaping and skipping ; Three modes of music ; David ; Moses ; Joseph ; Three in one ; Conclusion.
600 00 $aNaḥman,$cof Bratslav,$d1772-1811$xViews on music.
650 0 $aMusic$xReligious aspects$xJudaism.
600 00 $aNaḥman,$cof Bratslav,$d1772-1811$xTeachings.
650 0 $aSpiritual life$xJudaism.
830 0 $aIJS studies in Judaica ;$vv. 10.
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