Author: | Ruth Langer | ISBN: | 9780810886179 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | March 6, 2015 |
Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
Author: | Ruth Langer |
ISBN: | 9780810886179 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Publication: | March 6, 2015 |
Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Language: | English |
Jewish Liturgy: A Guide to Research enables the reader to access the rich bibliography now available in English. In this volume, Ruth Langer, an expert on Jewish liturgy, provides an annotated description 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 and those gathered in it; the 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.
Jewish Liturgy: A Guide to Research enables the reader to access the rich bibliography now available in English. In this volume, Ruth Langer, an expert on Jewish liturgy, provides an annotated description 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 and those gathered in it; the 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.