title: Mysticism and Madness: The Religious Thought of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (The Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies)
author:  Zvi Mark 
description: 'Zvi Mark is this generation's leading scholar on the ever-fascinating life and teachings of Rabbi Nahman. Both his new textual discoveries and his perceptive readings of them are truly eye-opening. I highly recommend his work!'  Arthur Green, rector of Hebrew College's Rabbinical School and Irving Brudnick Professor of Philosophy and Religion<br /><br />
zlib_text: The Religious Genius in Rabbi Kook’s Thought: 
  National “Saint”?
  
  RefeRence LibRaR y of Jewish inteLLec tuaL histoR y 
  
  The Religious Genius 
  in Rabbi Kook’s Thought: 
  National “Saint”?
  Dov Schwartz
  translated by Edward Levin
  BOStON  /  2014
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
  A bibliographic record for this title is available  
  from the Library of Congress.
  Copyright © 2014 Academic Studies Press
  All rights reserved.
  ISBN 978-1-618114-05-1 (cloth)
  ISBN 978-1-618114-06-8 (electronic)
  ISBN 978-1-618114-11-2 (paper)
  Book design by Ivan Grave
  On the cover:  
  Portrait by Rivka Pick-Landesman (reproduced by the author’s permission).
  Published by Academic Studies Press in 2014
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  C o n t e n t s
  Preface 
  7
  Introduction 
  8
  Chapter One: Methodology 
  12
  Chapter Two: The State of the Research 
  23
  Chapter Three: Moral Genius 
  30
  Chapter Four: Profile 
  53
  Chapter Five: Faculties 
  7