The religious poetry of El'azar ben Ya'aqov ha-Bavli : Baghdad, thirteenth c. /

The religious poetry of El'azar ben Ya'aqov ha-Bavli : Baghdad, thirteenth c. /

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Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Description:	ix, 335 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English Arabic Hebrew
Series:	Études sur le Judaïsme Médiéval ; volume 94 Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 94.
Subject:	Eleazar ben Jacob, -- ha-Bavli, -- approximately 1195-1250 -- Criticism and interpretation. Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew. Judeo-Arabic language -- Metrics and rhythmics. Hebrew language -- Versification. Poetics. Hymns, Hebrew.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13119657

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Other authors / contributors:	Bekkum, Wout Jac. van, editor.
ISBN:	9789004526990 9004526994 9789004527003
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Text in English, with parallel Arabic and translated English, with parallel Hebrew and translated English.
Summary:	"This volume presents the reader with a fascinating collection of hymns composed by El'azar the Babylonian, an Arab-Jewish poet who was active in Baghdad during the first half of the 13th century. His religious oeuvre consists of dozens of hymns, coming down to us from the treasures of the Cairo Genizah and the Firkovicz Collections. His compositions provide a cross-section of genres and liturgical destinations. El'azar's devotional hymnology is characterised by a striking spiritual tendency which reveals his familiarity with contemporary Sufism in both Muslim and Jewish circles"--
Other form:	Online version: Religious poetry of el'azar ben ya'aqov ha-bavli Boston : Brill, 2022 9789004527003

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Summary:	This volume presents the reader with a fascinating collection of hymns composed by El'azar the Babylonian, an Arab-Jewish poet who is active in Baghdad during the first half of the 13th century. His religious oeuvre consists of dozens of hymns, coming down to us from the treasures of the Cairo Genizah and the Firkovicz Collections. His compositions provide a cross-section of genres and liturgical destinations. El'azar's devotional hymnology is characterised by a striking spiritual tendency which reveals his familiarity with contemporary Sufism in both Muslim and Jewish circles.
Physical Description:	ix, 335 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9789004526990 9004526994 9789004527003