Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2015
Titel der Quelle:
תרביץ
Angaben zur Quelle:
פג,ג (תשעה) 419-438
Keywords:
Yannai
;
Kedushah
;
Piyyutim History and criticism
Abstract:
Yannai developed a special form for the qedusha-piyyutim, which serve as transitions between the biblical verses of the versified qedusha. The first piyyut contains three units: an opening sentence, three short lines, each of which opens with קדוש, and three additional, longer lines, which refer back to those that precede them, each of which also opens with which, קדוש קדוש קדוש יי צבאות מלא כל הארץ כבודו After each of these three units, the verse .קדוש was already recited once before the piyyut, is repeated in its entirety. The piyyut is therefore designed to repeat the verse four times. The second piyyut is also distinct: it consists of three lines, each of which opens with the word ממקומו and concludes with the short refrain במקומו והוא. Once again, after every line, the second verse of the qedusha, ממקומו יי כבוד ברוך, which was already recited before the piyyut, is repeated. The third qedusha-piyyut, which terminates in the verse אלהיכם 'ה אני, also has a distinctive form in Yannai's compositions. The question discussed here is whether this unique structure persisted among payyetanim who composed after Yannai. It turns out that other qedusha-piyyutim are attested, which are composed in this structure but not copied within the context of qedushtaʾot by Yannai. However, most scholars automatically attribute these piyyutim to Yannai, without considering the possibility that later payyetanim might have imitated his structure. So long as the imitation is perfect, there is no way of ascertaining whether such piyyutim were written by Yannai or by later payyetanim. However, one payyetan, who definitely imitated the qedusha-piyyutim of Yannai, slightly altered their form in a manner that, while innovative, clearly preserves their relationship to the piyyutim of Yannai. This payyetan is Elazar be-rabbi Qillir. The present article offers
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אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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