Download or read book Legends of the Hasidim written by Jerome R. Mintz and published by Jason Aronson Incorporated. This book was released on 1995 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the New York Hasidim was originally published in 1968 by the University of Chicago. The author, a professor of anthropology and Jewish Studies, explores the relaitonship of the community to its legends and examines the legends for their cultural content.