A Vocabulary of Desire - The Song of Songs in the Early Synagogue

In A Vocabulary of Desire, Laura Lieber provides a nuanced introduction to the variety of ways in which Jewish liturgical poets from Late Ancient Palestine understood the Song of Songs, complemented by annotated translations of six complete works.

About the author

Laura S. Lieber, Ph.D. (2003, University of Chicago), is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Center for Late Ancient Studies at Duke University. She has published widely in the field of Jewish liturgical poetry, including her recent monograph, Yannai on Genesis: An Invitation to Piyyut (2010).

Product details

• Authors: Laura S Lieber, Laura S. Lieber
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2014
• EAN: 9789004234635
• ISBN: 978-90-04-23463-5
• No. of pages: 462
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 239 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Brill Reference Library of Jud
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism