IN HEBREW. TWO VOLUME SET. RARE comprehensive monograph on the life and thought of one of the most influential Jewish mystics and rabbis, considered the founder of Hasidic Judaism - Israel ben Eliezer (known as the Baal Shem Tov or as the Besht, 1798-1860). The author - Rachel Elior, is an eminent Israeli professor of Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 240x180mm. 686+727 pages. Illustrated Hardcover. Cover upper edge and spine edges slightly bumped. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare two volume monograph on one of the most influential Jewish religious figures of modern period, written by a prominent authority on Jewish mysticism, is in very good condition.