The Religious Poetry of El'azar ben Ya'aqov ha-Bavli : : Baghdad, Thirteenth C. / / Wout J. van Bekkum.

• Superior document: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 94
• VerfasserIn: Bekkum, Wout J. van,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; 94.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (347 pages)

This is a comprehensive edition of Hebrew hymns composed by Eleazar the Babylonian, a prolific composer and scholar who lived in 13th-century Baghdad. His poetic language and style show much affinity with contemporary Sufism.

This volume presents the reader with a fascinating collection of hymns composed by El‘azar 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. 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.

Table of Contents

Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Preface -- ‎Abbreviations -- ‎Transliteration of Hebrew -- ‎Transliteration of (Judaeo-)Arabic -- ‎Introduction -- ‎1. Elʿazar ha-Bavli: Personal and Professional Background -- ‎2. Jewish Liturgy in the East -- ‎3. Arabic Standard and Hebrew Imitation: Intricacies and Boundaries -- ‎4. Models and Modulations -- ‎5. Themes and Motifs -- ‎5.1. Glorification of God -- ‎5.2. Soul, Mind, Body -- ‎5.3. Secret and Secretness -- ‎5.4. Earthly and Heavenly Temple -- ‎6. Language and Lexicon -- ‎7. Elʿazar in Manuscripts and Prayer Books -- ‎Excursus: A 'Piyyut' on the Ages of Man -- ‎Edition of Piyyutim -- ‎Appendix -- ‎Addendum -- ‎Bibliography -- ‎Manuscript Sources -- ‎Index of Piyyutim -- ‎Index of Epitheta -- ‎Index of Names and Terms.