The kingly crown. Newly translated with an introd. and notes by Bernard Lewis.

Author
Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London, Vallentine, Mitchell [1961]
Description
91 p. 23 cm.

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    The Kingly Crown is the greatest of Gabirol's poems. Its theme is the problem of the human predicament: the frailty of man and his proclivity to sin, in tension with a benign providence that must leave room for the operation of man's free will and also make available to him the means of penitence. The Kingly Crown is still printed in prayerbooks of the Sephardic rite for the Day of Atonement, and among North African Jewish communities (and their offshoots in Israel and elsewhere) it is read communally before the morning service of the Day. In northern Europe and the West this custom has lapsed, however the Kingly Crown is still used for private penitential reading.
    Notes
    • Poem.
    • Translation of Kether Malkhut.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: p. 69-70.
    LCCN
    61065584
    OCLC
    643078
    Other standard number
    • x280744039
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