Hasidism: Between Ecstasy and Magic Book

	Preface
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Models in Kabbalah and Hasidism	31
1	The Weakening of the Lurianic Kabbalah in the Eighteenth Century	33
2	Models in Jewish Mysticism	45
3	The Mystico-Magical Model	103
Pt. II	Drawing Down	147
4	Mystical and Magical Prayer in Hasidism	149
5	Mystical and Magical Study in Hasidism	171
6	Zaddiq as "Vessel" and "Channel" in Hasidism	189
	Concluding Remarks	209
	App. A: Psychologization of Theosophy in Kabbalah and Hasidism	227
	App. B: Rabbi Yisrael of Ryzhin Who Cries	239
	App. C: On Intentional Transmission of Power	245
	Abbreviations	249
	Notes	251
	Bibliography	393
	Appendix of Hebrew Quotes	403
	Subject Index	425
	Index of Works Cited	429
	Author Index	435