The contemplative soul : Hebrew poetry and philosophical theory in medieval Spain / / Adena Tanenbaum

• Autore: Tanenbaum Adena
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 290 pages)
• Disciplina: 892.4/1209384
• Soggetto topico: Hebrew poetry, Medieval - Spain - Andalusia - History and criticism; Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew - Spain - Andalusia - History and criticism; Soul in literature
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-273) and indexes.
• Sommario/riassunto: During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Jewish poets in Islamic Spain introduced philosophical themes into their devotional verse. Drawn to Neoplatonic thought, they made liberal use of its myth of the soul to explore the human relationship with the Divine. This novel merger reflected a conviction that ideas borrowed from Greco-Arabic philosophy meshed comfortably with traditional Jewish approaches to prayer and spirituality. This study focuses on Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Moses Ibn Ezra, Abraham Ibn Ezra, and Judah Halevi, polymath poets who also wrote philosophically-informed prose works. It probes the contemplative motifs in their religious verse, uncovering new and, at times, unorthodox layers of meaning. The book includes the Hebrew texts of representative poems accompanied by original English translations and detailed analyses.
• Titolo autorizzato: The contemplative soul
• ISBN: 1-280-91460-2; 9786610914609; 90-474-0408-4; 1-4294-0705-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785001403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; ; t. 25.