Tree of souls : the mythology of Judaism / Howard Schwartz ; illustrated by Caren Loebel-Fried ; foreword by Elliot K. Ginsburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Howard, 1945-

Contributor:

Loebel-Fried, Caren.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish legends.

Jewish mythology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (705 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Demonstrates that there is a flourishing mythology in Judaism, which first emerges in the Bible and continues to evolve in all subsequent phases of Jewish literature and lore. This book identifies and collects nearly 700 of these primary Jewish myths. They are drawn from a range of sources including the Bible, and the Jewish apocryphal.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Transliteration Key; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; Book One: Myths of God; Book Two: Myths of Creation; Book Three: Myths of Heaven; Book Four: Myths of Hell; Book Five: Myths of the Holy Word; Book Six: Myths of the Holy Time; Book Seven: Myths of the Holy People; Book Eight: Myths of the Holy Land; Book Nine: Myths of Exile; Book Ten: Myths of the Messiah; Appendix A: A Note on the Sources; Appendix B: The Primary Biblical Myths; Appendix C: Diagram of the Ten Sefirot; Glossary; Bibliography of Original Sources; Selected English Bibliography

Index of Biblical VersesGeneral Index

Notes:

Retellings of nearly 700 Jewish myths.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-590) and indexes.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-987979-6

1-280-76044-3

0-19-535870-8

1-4294-3868-1

OCLC:

252640031