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The contemplative soul : Hebrew poetry and philosophical theory in medieval Spain /
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 convictio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2002.
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| Colección: | Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ;
t. 25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Poems
- Preface
- 1. From Greco-Arabic Thought to Hebrew Poetry
- 2. God, Man, and the Universe: Solomon Ibn Gabirol's Keter Malkhut
- 3. A Sermon to the Soul: Solomon Ibn Gabirol's ""Shabbe i nafshi le- urekh""
- 4. Intertwined Exiles: Moses Ibn Ezra's ""Nafshi ivvitikha ba-laylah""
- 5. The Adornment of the Soul: A Philosophical Motif
- 6. Meditation on the Soul as a Prelude to Prayer: Abraham Ibn Ezra's ""Imrat ye idah le-ya id ya atah""
- 7. The Motif of Self-Knowledge: ""From My Flesh I Behold God""
- 8. Anti-rationalism or Metaphysical Skepticism? Judah Halevi's ""Shuvi nafshi li-mnu aykhi""
- 9. An Inventive Heir: Judah Al arizi and his Andalusian Models
- 10. The Afterlife of the Genre: The Reception and Transformation of Andalusian Poems on the Soul
- Bibliography
- Bibliographical Abbreviations
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Literature
- Indices
- Index of Poems
- Index of Sources
- General Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- W
- Y
- Z.