Table of Contents for Laws of the Spirit

Laws of the Spirit
Ritual, Mysticism, and the Commandments in Early Hasidism
Ariel Evan Mayse

Introduction

1.Thinking Matters: Mind, Body, Action

2.Wrestling with God's Word: Text, Study, Practice

3.Dwelling with Connection: Ritual, Commandment, and the Everyday

4.God-Making: Connectivity and Revelation

5.Thine Own Self: Individual, Community, Leadership

6.The Ever-Changing Path: Renewal and Diversity

7.Once and Future Commandments: The Torah Before Sinai and the End of the Mitsvot

Conclusion: Mysticism, Orthodoxy, and Renewal

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