Souls on Fire
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Souls on Fire is a collection of spiritual and biographical tales in which Elie Wiesel portrays the lives, teachings, and inner struggles of Hasidic masters.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → religious literature → |
| author |
Elie Wiesel
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| depicts |
inner struggles of Hasidic masters
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lives of Hasidic masters → teachings of Hasidic masters → |
| explores |
relationship between master and disciple
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role of suffering in spirituality → tension between doubt and faith → |
| focusesOn |
Hasidic rebbes
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disciples of Hasidic masters → |
| genre |
Jewish religious literature
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biographical literature → spiritual literature → |
| hasAuthor |
Elie Wiesel
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| hasPerspective |
Holocaust survivor
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Jewish → |
| hasTheme |
memory and tradition
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mystical experience → post-Holocaust spirituality → search for God → spiritual leadership → suffering and faith → |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in Hasidic tales
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readers of religious literature → |
| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
biographical tales
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collection of tales → spiritual tales → |
| mainSubject |
Hasidic Judaism
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Hasidic masters → Holocaust survivor perspective → Jewish mysticism → faith → spiritual struggle → |
| narrativeStyle |
hagiographic
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lyrical → meditative → |
| notableWorkOf |
Elie Wiesel
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| religiousTradition |
Hasidic Judaism
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Judaism → |
| setting |
Eastern European Jewish communities
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Elie Wiesel
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notableWork |