Hasidism

Summary

Hasidism is a religious movement^[1]. Hasidism ranks in the top 6% of religious_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hasidism's religion is recorded as Judaism^[3].
• Hasidism's instance of is recorded as religious movement^[4].
• Hasidism's founder is recorded as Baal Shem Tov^[5].
• Hasidism is a type of Orthodox Judaism^[6].
• Hasidism's Commons category is recorded as Hasidic Judaism^[7].
• 1740 marks the founding of Hasidism^[8].
• Hasidism's location of formation is recorded as Ukraine^[9].
• Hasidism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hasidic Judaism^[10].
• Hasidism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=hasidic^[11].
• Hasidism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[12].
• Hasidism's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[13].
• Hasidism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Hasidism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Hasidism's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[16].
• Hasidism's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[17].
• Hasidism's different from is recorded as Hasideans^[18].
• Hasidism's derivative work is recorded as Wisemen and Fools^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Hasidism's instance of is recorded as religious movement^[4]. Hasidism is a type of Orthodox Judaism^[6].

Origins

Hasidism's founder is recorded as Baal Shem Tov^[5]. 1740 marks the founding of Hasidism^[8].

Why It Matters

Hasidism ranks in the top 6% of religious_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month).^[2] Hasidism has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Hasidism is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]