The Rhetoric of Participation: Experiential Elements of Early Hebrew Liturgical Poetry.

The article discusses the history of the Jewish prayer ritual of piyyutim and its influence on poetry and liturgy. It describes early Jewish synagogue rituals in Byzantine Palestine, the characteristics of Hebrew liturgical poetry and its role in the devotional life of Jews during the Middle Ages, a...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Religion Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 119 - 148
Autor principal:	Lieber, Laura S.
Formato:	Essay
Publicado:	University of Chicago Press Apr2010
Materias:	Piyutim > History & criticism Jewish prayers & devotions Jewish liturgy Medieval Hebrew poetry Hebrew poetry Essays Religious poetry
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Sumario:	The article discusses the history of the Jewish prayer ritual of piyyutim and its influence on poetry and liturgy. It describes early Jewish synagogue rituals in Byzantine Palestine, the characteristics of Hebrew liturgical poetry and its role in the devotional life of Jews during the Middle Ages, and the choral responses of the congregation to formal prayer.