Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
The Character of David in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; Warrior, Poet, Prophet and King
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2021) 43-66
Keywords:
David, In rabbinical literature
;
David, Islamic interpretations
;
Music in the Bible
;
Midrash History and criticism
Abstract:
The paper explores different ways in which Judaism and Islam treated the subject of David’s proclivity for music, highlighting their mutual interdependence as well as originality in this respect. It shows that the Talmuds, Ruth Rabbah and Midrash on Psalms depict David as a musician turned nightly scholar, and investigates how the midrashic imagery informed medieval Jewish commentaries on Psalms 107–108, as well as how it influenced portrayals of David’s piety in Islam and the depictions of his musical skills (used against the demons) in various classical Muslim sources.
DOI:
10.1163/9789004465978_004
URL:
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