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The Religious Poetry of El'azar ben Ya'aqov ha-Bavli
Baghdad, Thirteenth C.
Series: - Ãtudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, Volume: 94
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This volume presents the reader with a fascinating collection of hymns composed by Elâazar the Babylonian, an Arab-Jewish poet who is active in Baghdad during the first half of the 13th century. His religious oeuvre consists of dozens of hymns, coming down to us from the treasures of the Cairo Genizah and the Firkovicz Collections. His compositions provide a cross-section of genres and liturgical destinations. Elâazarâs devotional hymnology is characterised by a striking spiritual tendency which reveals his familiarity with contemporary Sufism in both Muslim and Jewish circles.
Wout Jac. van Bekkum, Ph.D. (1988), is Emeritus Professor of Semitic Languages and Cultures at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He has published many articles and books on Medieval Hebrew poetry, including The Secular Poetry of Elâazar ben Yaâaqov ha-Bavli. Baghdad, Thirteenth C., on the basis of Manuscript Firkovicz Heb. IIA, 210.1 (Brill, 2007).
Preface
Abbreviations
Transliteration of Hebrew
Transliteration of (Judaeo-)Arabic
Introduction
â1âElÊ¿azar ha-Bavli: Personal and Professional Background
â2âJewish Liturgy in the East
â3âArabic Standard and Hebrew Imitation: Intricacies and Boundaries
â4âModels and Modulations
â5âThemes and Motifs
â6âLanguage and Lexicon
â7âElÊ¿azar in Manuscripts and Prayer Books
Excursus: A âPiyyutâ on the Ages of Man
Edition of Piyyutim
Bibliography
Manuscript Sources
Index of Piyyutim
Index of Epitheta
Index of Names and Terms
Abbreviations
Transliteration of Hebrew
Transliteration of (Judaeo-)Arabic
Introduction
â1âElÊ¿azar ha-Bavli: Personal and Professional Background
â2âJewish Liturgy in the East
â3âArabic Standard and Hebrew Imitation: Intricacies and Boundaries
â4âModels and Modulations
â5âThemes and Motifs
â6âLanguage and Lexicon
â7âElÊ¿azar in Manuscripts and Prayer Books
Excursus: A âPiyyutâ on the Ages of Man
Edition of Piyyutim
Bibliography
Manuscript Sources
Index of Piyyutim
Index of Epitheta
Index of Names and Terms
This volume is strongly recommended to specialists in the relevant fields and to all those interested in medieval poetry and poetics of the Middle East.