Jewish liturgy
Subtitle: a guide to research
By: Ruth Langer
Series: Illuminations; Illuminations (Lanham, Md.)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780810886162; 9780810886179
Subjects: Bibliographie; Bibliography; Judaïsme; Gebet; Judentum; Liturgy; Judaism; Liturgie
Description: "Jewish Liturgy: A Guide to Research enables the reader to access intelligently the rich bibliography now available in English. In this volume, Ruth Langer, an expert on Jewish liturgy, provides an annotated discussion of the most important books and articles, on topics ranging historically from the liturgy of the Second Temple period and the Dead Sea Scrolls to today, addressing the synagogue itself, its daily, weekly, and festival liturgies and their components, home rituals and the life cycle, as well as questions of liturgical performance and theology. Introductions to every section orient the reader and provide necessary background"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, glossary, and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Second Temple: era liturgy and worship; title: The synagogue as an institution; title: The historical emergence of Jewish liturgy; title: Weekday prayers; title: Birkat HaMazon (grace after meals); title: Sabbath and holiday liturgies; title: Life-cycle rituals; title: Piyyut (liturgical poetry); title: Extra-textual aspects of liturgy; title: Spiritual practices: mystical, magical, and apotropaic prayer; title: Women and prayer; title: Comparisons with early Christian liturgy; title: Theological discussions.