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Subject(s)

• Mysticism—Judaism [Browse]
• Hebrew poetry, Medieval [Browse]
• Eleazar ben Jacob ha-Bavli approximately 1195-1250—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]

Series

• Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 94. [More in this series]
• Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 94 [More in this series]

Summary note

• This is a comprehensive edition of Hebrew hymns composed by Eleazar the Babylonian, a prolific composer and scholar who lived in 13th-century Baghdad. His poetic language and style show much affinity with contemporary Sufism.
• 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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Intro
• ‎Contents
• ‎Preface
• ‎Abbreviations
• ‎Transliteration of Hebrew
• ‎Transliteration of (Judaeo-)Arabic
• ‎Introduction
• ‎1. Elʿazar ha-Bavli: Personal and Professional Background
• ‎2. Jewish Liturgy in the East
• ‎3. Arabic Standard and Hebrew Imitation: Intricacies and Boundaries
• ‎4. Models and Modulations
• ‎5. Themes and Motifs
• ‎5.1. Glorification of God
• ‎5.2. Soul, Mind, Body
• ‎5.3. Secret and Secretness
• ‎5.4. Earthly and Heavenly Temple
• ‎6. Language and Lexicon
• ‎7. Elʿazar in Manuscripts and Prayer Books
• ‎Excursus: A 'Piyyut' on the Ages of Man
• ‎Edition of Piyyutim
• ‎Appendix
• ‎Addendum
• ‎Bibliography
• ‎Manuscript Sources
• ‎Index of Piyyutim
• ‎Index of Epitheta
• ‎Index of Names and Terms.

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Other title(s)

Baghdad, Thirteenth C.

ISBN

9789004527003 ((electronic bk.))

OCLC

1349277656

Doi

• 10.1163/9789004527003

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