Classical Samaritan Poetry / Laura Suzanne Lieber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lieber, Laura S. (Laura Suzanne), Author.

Contributor:

De Gruyter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hymns, Samaritan Aramaic--Translations into English.

Hymns, Samaritan Aramaic.

Samaritan religious poetry--Translations into English.

Samaritan religious poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Contained In:

De Gruyter University Press Library.

Place of Publication:

University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

text file PDF

Summary:

This book introduces the evocative but largely unknown tradition of Samaritan religious poetry from late antiquity to a new audience. These verses provide a unique window into the Samaritan religious world during a formative period.Prepared by Laura Suzanne Lieber, this anthology presents annotated English translations of fifty-five Classical Samaritan poems. Lieber introduces each piece, placing it in context with Samaritan religious tradition, the geopolitical turmoil of Palestine in the fourth century CE, and the literary, liturgical, and performative conventions of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, shared by Jews, Christians, and polytheists. These hymns, composed by three generations of poets-the priest Amram Dara; his son, Marqah; and Marqah's son, Ninna, the last poet to write in Samaritan Aramaic in the period prior to the Muslim conquest-for recitation during the Samaritan Sabbath and festival liturgies remain a core element of Samaritan religious ritual to the present day.Shedding important new light on the Samaritans' history and on the complicated connections between early Judaism, Christianity, the Samaritan community, and nascent Islam, this volume makes an important contribution to the reception of the history of the Hebrew Bible. It will appeal to a wide audience of students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, early Judaism and early Christianity, and other religions of late antiquity.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Amram Dare (Amram the Elder)

Marqe ben Amram

Ninna ben Marqe

Bibliography

Subject Index

Ancient Source Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

9781646021918

OCLC:

1296427227

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.