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The religious poetry of El'azar ben Ya'aqov ha-Bavli : Baghdad, thirteenth c. / edited and introduced by Wout Jac. van Bekkum.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

ix, 335 pages ; 25 cm.

"This volume presents the reader with a fascinating collection of hymns composed by El'azar the Babylonian, an Arab-Jewish poet who was 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. El'azar's devotional hymnology is characterised by a striking spiritual tendency which reveals his familiarity with contemporary Sufism in both Muslim and Jewish circles"-- Provided by publisher.

Études sur le Judaïsme Médiéval ; volume 94

Eleazar ben Jacob, ha-Bavli, approximately 1195-1250 -- Criticism and interpretation.

Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew.

Judeo-Arabic language -- Metrics and rhythmics.

Hebrew language -- Versification.

Poetics.

Bekkum, Wout Jac. van, editor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and indexes.

Text in English, with parallel Arabic and translated English, with parallel Hebrew and translated English.

Introduction -- Excursus: A 'Piyyut' on the Ages of Man -- Edition of Piyyutim

PJ5050.E4 .Z64 2023

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