Laws of the Spirit: Ritual, Mysticism, and the Commandments in Early Hasidism - Hardcoverby Ariel Evan Mayse (Author) The compelling vision of religious life and practice found in Hasidic sources has made it the most enduring and successful Jewish movement of spiritual renewal of all time. In this book, Ariel Evan Mayse grapples with one of Hasidism's most vexing questions: how did a religious movement known for its radical views about immanence, revelation, and the imperative to serve God with joy simultaneously produce strict adherence