ISBN:
9789047404088
,
9789004120914
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
2002
Series Statement:
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
Series Statement:
Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 25
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Contemplative Soul : Hebrew Poetry and Philosophical Theory in Medieval Spain
Keywords:
Ibn Gabirol Criticism and interpretation
;
Hebrew poetry, Medieval History and criticism
;
Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew History and criticism
;
Soul in literature
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Matter
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789047404088
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