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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788160603321

Autore

Langer Ruth <1960->

Titolo

Jewish liturgy : a guide to research / / Ruth Langer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8108-8617-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Illuminations

Disciplina

016.2964/5

016.29645

Soggetti

Judaism - Liturgy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Ch01. Introduction; Ch02. Second Temple-Era Liturgy and Worship; Ch03. The Synagogue as an Institution; Ch04. The Historical Emergence of Jewish Liturgy; Ch05. Weekday Prayers; Ch06. Birkat HaMazon (Grace after Meals); Ch07. Sabbath and Holiday Liturgies; Ch08. Life-Cycle Rituals; Ch09. Piyyut (Liturgical Poetry); Ch10. Extratextual Aspects of Liturgy; Ch11. Spiritual Practices: Mystical, Magical, and Apotropaic Prayer; Ch12. Women and Prayer; Ch13. Comparisons with Early Christian Liturgy; Ch14. Theological Discussions; Glossary; Abbreviations; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>In this volume, Langer, an expert on Jewish liturgy, provides an annotated description of the most important books and articles on topics ranging historically from the liturgy of the Second Temple period and the Dead Sea Scrolls to today</span></span>