WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Hasidism or Hasidic Judaism Emerged in Germany during the 12th century and it was largely a spiritual movement that gives prime importance to asceticism ( relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure) and experience as a result of love and humility before God.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hasidism asserts that the divine presence is in every aspect of existence; a person is always surrounded by and immersed in it, and the recognition of this is the paramount directive that should guide one’s emotional and intellectual behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hasidism arose in the eighteenth century in the east of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, eliciting strong opposition from traditional Judaism. In the nineteenth century it gained a mass following across East-Central Europe, becoming one of the most popular currents in Judaism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hasidic thought draws heavily on Lurianic Kabbalah, and, to an extent, is a popularization of it. Teachings emphasize God’s immanence in the universe, the need to cleave and be one with him at all times, the devotional aspect of religious practice, and the spiritual dimension of corporeality and mundane acts.