附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and index.
Ba'al Shem Tov -- Hasidism before Hasidism -- A country in decline? -- Miedzyboz : a place in time and space -- The contentions of life -- The Holy Epistle -- More Besht correspondence -- Testimonies -- Life stories -- Light from the archives -- A person of his time -- From the historical Besht to the usable Besht : the image of the Ba'al Shem Tov in early Habad.
