Gadi Sagiv
Biographic Data
| ID | 3586499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gadi Sagiv |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gadi |
| FAMILY NAME | Sagiv |
| SIGNATURE | SAGIV G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Open University of Israel |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3289-0429 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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…
Children and Childhood in Hasidic Courts before 1939
A Hasidic Leader Migrating to America: Egodocuments by Rabbi Joshua Heschel Rabinowitz of Monastyryshche (1860–1938)
Egodocuments constitute valuable sources for the study of Hasidism. Yet those penned by hasidic leaders are relatively rare. This article explores egodocumentary material written by hasidic leader Joshua Heschel Rabinowitz of Monastyryshche (1860–1938), who was persecuted in Russia, migrated to America in 1923, and settled in New York. In contrast to the previous scholarship that focuses on Rabinowitz’s public opinions, this article centers on hi…
The Narcissism of Small Differences? Rituals and Customs as Hasidic Identity-Markers
Ritualization as Religious Renewal in 18th-Century Hasidism
Rituals have always been a characterizing and significant aspect of Hasidism. Although ritual practices are often considered rigid and conservative, Hasidism showed tremendous flexibility in composing, reviving, and disseminating old rituals in novel religious settings. Highly visible, easily deliverable, not requiring intellectual background, and embedded in Jewish tradition, rituals and ceremonies were the perfect means by which to popularize p…
Hasidism: A New History
Dazzling Blue: Color Symbolism, Kabbalistic Myth, and the Evil Eye in Judaism
The color blue is thought to protect against the evil eye in Mediterranean cultures. This article unfolds the yet-unstudied role played by kabbalistic theology, symbolism, and myth in the construction of the color blue as a protective color for Jews. It traces particularly the development of a medieval kabbalistic myth of a dazzling blue garment of the feminine aspect of the godhead, protecting her from contact with evil forces. The article shows…
Deep Blue: Notes on the Jewish Snail Fight
Hasidism and Cemetery Inauguration Ceremonies: Authority, Magic, and Performance of Charismatic Leadership
Allocation of new grounds for a cemetery is part of a rich fabric of rituals performed in cemeteries in Judaism, as well as in other cultures. Such an activity would seem to be a routine event, no cause for concern, as natural population growth demands occasional expansion. However, in times of plague, when the death rate increased quickly, the need to expand a cemetery grew pressing, and the allocation of new grounds was associated with communal…
Dazzling Blue: Color Symbolism, Kabbalistic Myth, and the Evil Eye in Judaism
The color blue is thought to protect against the evil eye in Mediterranean cultures. This article unfolds the yet-unstudied role played by kabbalistic theology, symbolism, and myth in the construction of the color blue as a protective color for Jews. It traces particularly the development of a medieval kabbalistic myth of a dazzling blue garment of the feminine aspect of the godhead, protecting her from contact with evil forces. The article shows…
Deep Blue: Notes on the Jewish Snail Fight
Hasidism and Cemetery Inauguration Ceremonies: Authority, Magic, and Performance of Charismatic Leadership
Allocation of new grounds for a cemetery is part of a rich fabric of rituals performed in cemeteries in Judaism, as well as in other cultures. Such an activity would seem to be a routine event, no cause for concern, as natural population growth demands occasional expansion. However, in times of plague, when the death rate increased quickly, the need to expand a cemetery grew pressing, and the allocation of new grounds was associated with communal…
Hasidism and Cemetery Inauguration Ceremonies: Authority, Magic, and Performance of Charismatic Leadership
Allocation of new grounds for a cemetery is part of a rich fabric of rituals performed in cemeteries in Judaism, as well as in other cultures. Such an activity would seem to be a routine event, no cause for concern, as natural population growth demands occasional expansion. However, in times of plague, when the death rate increased quickly, the need to expand a cemetery grew pressing, and the allocation of new grounds was associated with communal…
Deep Blue: Notes on the Jewish Snail Fight
Hasidism: A New History
Dazzling Blue: Color Symbolism, Kabbalistic Myth, and the Evil Eye in Judaism
The color blue is thought to protect against the evil eye in Mediterranean cultures. This article unfolds the yet-unstudied role played by kabbalistic theology, symbolism, and myth in the construction of the color blue as a protective color for Jews. It traces particularly the development of a medieval kabbalistic myth of a dazzling blue garment of the feminine aspect of the godhead, protecting her from contact with evil forces. The article shows…
Ritualization as Religious Renewal in 18th-Century Hasidism
Rituals have always been a characterizing and significant aspect of Hasidism. Although ritual practices are often considered rigid and conservative, Hasidism showed tremendous flexibility in composing, reviving, and disseminating old rituals in novel religious settings. Highly visible, easily deliverable, not requiring intellectual background, and embedded in Jewish tradition, rituals and ceremonies were the perfect means by which to popularize p…
The Narcissism of Small Differences? Rituals and Customs as Hasidic Identity-Markers
A Hasidic Leader Migrating to America: Egodocuments by Rabbi Joshua Heschel Rabinowitz of Monastyryshche (1860–1938)
Egodocuments constitute valuable sources for the study of Hasidism. Yet those penned by hasidic leaders are relatively rare. This article explores egodocumentary material written by hasidic leader Joshua Heschel Rabinowitz of Monastyryshche (1860–1938), who was persecuted in Russia, migrated to America in 1923, and settled in New York. In contrast to the previous scholarship that focuses on Rabinowitz’s public opinions, this article centers on hi…
Children and Childhood in Hasidic Courts before 1939
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…
History (7 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · Judaism (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works)