The Gazelle

The Gazelle Medieval Hebrew Poems on God, Israel, and the Soul

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Spanish Rabbi-poets, among them Yehudah Halevi and Ibn Gavirol actually used themes from love poetry and from Arabic philosophy to express religious ideas. These Hebrew poets wrote with a sensuousness that would have been unacceptable to earlier generations.

Book information

ISBN: 9780827603844
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Imprint: Jewish Publication Society
Pub date:
DEWEY: 892.412080382
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 274
Weight: 617g
Height: 237mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 26mm