Should Hasidism Be Considered Revolutionary?

Should Hasidism Be Considered Revolutionary? January 13, 2004 The term revolution is defined as: A fundamental change in political organization, or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution of another, by the governed . The term revolutionary is defined as: markedly new or introducing radical change . Through these definitions of the terms revolution and revolutionary one can conclude that Hasidism should be considered revolutionary. This conclusion could be supported by …

…apophthegmatic definition of revolution and revolutionary, thus one must conclude that Hasidism should be considered revolutionary. Bibliography Safran, Bezalel. Hasidism: Continuity or Innovation?.Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies, 1988. Newman, Louis I. The Hasidic Anthology. New York, Bloch Publishing Company, 1944. Mintz, Jerome R. Hasidic People, A Place in the New World, London England, Harvard University Press, 1992. Prof. Cecil Roth, Dr. Geoffrey Wigoder, "Hasidism", Encyclopedia Judaica, Vol. VII, Cecil Roth, Editor. (Jerusalem: Keter Publication, 1972)