Uriel Gellman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3586498 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Uriel Gellman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Uriel |
| FAMILY NAME | Gellman |
| SIGNATURE | GELLMAN U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7664-7658 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Marriage, leadership, and dynasties in Hasidism: Big Data Approach
Marital strategies are of significant importance in socio-religious movements with dynastic leadership. This article investigates marital strategies among the leaders of Hasidism, arguably the most prominent socio-religious movement of modern Jewry. The study is based on complete documentation records of all marriages by Hasidic leaders from the inception of Hasidism in the 1700s until today: 2,375 marital unions, mostly in 122 dynasties. The dat…
Hasidic Dynasties: Geosocial Patterns of Marriage Strategies
This article investigates geosocial patterns of marriage strategies among the leadership of Hasidism, arguably the most prominent socio-religious movement of modern Jewry, known for its unique network of charismatic leaders organized in hereditary dynasties. The article's core premise is that grasping the network structure of the Hasidic movement's dynasties, which has been under-researched, is crucial to understanding the movement's social and c…
Compelling Legends: Narrating Reality in Shivḥei ha-Beshṭ
This article contributes to recent discussions regarding the reliability and modes of historical usability of Shivḥei ha-Beshṭ —the earliest Ḥasidic hagiography about the Baʿal Shem Ṭov, the alleged founder of Ḥasidism, and his circle. It considers the biographical portrayal of one of the members of the Beshṭ’s circle as an example for the narrative construction of early Ḥasidism. An unknown text is then presented as external evidence for one of …
Magic in Time of Cholera: Between Jews and Christians in Eastern Europe
This article delves into human responses to pandemics, with a specific focus on the religious practices and folk rituals employed by various social groups in Poland and the western regions of the Russian Empire throughout the nineteenth century. Employing a unique microhistorical case study, it unveils the intricate relationship between these popular religious traditions and the ongoing processes of modernization. Through this example, alongside …
Hasidic Communities in the Land of Israel in the Nineteenth Century
The Battle Over Hasidic Radicalism: The Belz-Munkács Controversy
Throughout its history Hasidism has faced various challenges, including frequent internal controversies that augmented its ramified social and cultural frameworks. Many of these controversies have revolved around competition and political antagonism rather than ideological or theological incentives. This article addresses a harsh controversy that erupted between the Belz and Munkács Hasidic groups after the First World War. This feud reflects the…
A Private Life of a Communal Leader: The Autobiography of Aryeh Leib Feinstein (1821–1903)
This article introduces an unknown autobiography written by Aryeh Leib Feinstein who was a communal official in Brisk (Brześć Litewski). In this detailed memoir, written in 1896 and preserved in manuscript form only, Feinstein describes his life from his childhood in a small village near Brisk up to his adulthood, when he became a wealthy merchant in Brisk and a well-known historian of the local community. This unique egodocument is a subjective …
Popular Religion and Modernity: Jewish Magic Books in Eastern Europe in the Nineteenth Century
Between Worlds: The Miserable Life of an Itinerant Preacher on the Eve of Modernity
This essay follows the footsteps of a rather unknown author, Moshe Kerner (1762–1836), an itinerant preacher who traveled throughout European Jewish communities from the northern Pale of Settlement to Amsterdam. In the books Kerner published along his endless journeys, he offers a unique historical perspective on European Jewry approaching the modern era. He reflects its broader social and cultural contexts, including the appearance of modern ide…
Becoming a Movement: Early Nineteenth-Century Hasidism in the Eyes of R. Kalonymus Kalman Epstein of Kraków
The transformation of Hasidism from a marginal, elitist group into a modern socio-religious mass movement with significant impact on Jewish culture in Eastern Europe was a lengthy process, stretching over the final decades of the eighteenth century and into the nineteenth century.1 Its evolution included gradual demographic growth, expansion to new geographical regions, ideological diversification, and organizational and literary development. Thi…
Hasidism: A New History
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Hasidism: A New History
Becoming a Movement: Early Nineteenth-Century Hasidism in the Eyes of R. Kalonymus Kalman Epstein of Kraków
The transformation of Hasidism from a marginal, elitist group into a modern socio-religious mass movement with significant impact on Jewish culture in Eastern Europe was a lengthy process, stretching over the final decades of the eighteenth century and into the nineteenth century.1 Its evolution included gradual demographic growth, expansion to new geographical regions, ideological diversification, and organizational and literary development. Thi…
Between Worlds: The Miserable Life of an Itinerant Preacher on the Eve of Modernity
This essay follows the footsteps of a rather unknown author, Moshe Kerner (1762–1836), an itinerant preacher who traveled throughout European Jewish communities from the northern Pale of Settlement to Amsterdam. In the books Kerner published along his endless journeys, he offers a unique historical perspective on European Jewry approaching the modern era. He reflects its broader social and cultural contexts, including the appearance of modern ide…
Popular Religion and Modernity: Jewish Magic Books in Eastern Europe in the Nineteenth Century
A Private Life of a Communal Leader: The Autobiography of Aryeh Leib Feinstein (1821–1903)
This article introduces an unknown autobiography written by Aryeh Leib Feinstein who was a communal official in Brisk (Brześć Litewski). In this detailed memoir, written in 1896 and preserved in manuscript form only, Feinstein describes his life from his childhood in a small village near Brisk up to his adulthood, when he became a wealthy merchant in Brisk and a well-known historian of the local community. This unique egodocument is a subjective …
Hasidic Communities in the Land of Israel in the Nineteenth Century
The Battle Over Hasidic Radicalism: The Belz-Munkács Controversy
Throughout its history Hasidism has faced various challenges, including frequent internal controversies that augmented its ramified social and cultural frameworks. Many of these controversies have revolved around competition and political antagonism rather than ideological or theological incentives. This article addresses a harsh controversy that erupted between the Belz and Munkács Hasidic groups after the First World War. This feud reflects the…
Compelling Legends: Narrating Reality in Shivḥei ha-Beshṭ
This article contributes to recent discussions regarding the reliability and modes of historical usability of Shivḥei ha-Beshṭ —the earliest Ḥasidic hagiography about the Baʿal Shem Ṭov, the alleged founder of Ḥasidism, and his circle. It considers the biographical portrayal of one of the members of the Beshṭ’s circle as an example for the narrative construction of early Ḥasidism. An unknown text is then presented as external evidence for one of …
Magic in Time of Cholera: Between Jews and Christians in Eastern Europe
This article delves into human responses to pandemics, with a specific focus on the religious practices and folk rituals employed by various social groups in Poland and the western regions of the Russian Empire throughout the nineteenth century. Employing a unique microhistorical case study, it unveils the intricate relationship between these popular religious traditions and the ongoing processes of modernization. Through this example, alongside …
Marriage, leadership, and dynasties in Hasidism: Big Data Approach
Marital strategies are of significant importance in socio-religious movements with dynastic leadership. This article investigates marital strategies among the leaders of Hasidism, arguably the most prominent socio-religious movement of modern Jewry. The study is based on complete documentation records of all marriages by Hasidic leaders from the inception of Hasidism in the 1700s until today: 2,375 marital unions, mostly in 122 dynasties. The dat…
Hasidic Dynasties: Geosocial Patterns of Marriage Strategies
This article investigates geosocial patterns of marriage strategies among the leadership of Hasidism, arguably the most prominent socio-religious movement of modern Jewry, known for its unique network of charismatic leaders organized in hereditary dynasties. The article's core premise is that grasping the network structure of the Hasidic movement's dynasties, which has been under-researched, is crucial to understanding the movement's social and c…
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