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

by Raymond P. Scheindlin

Book Overview

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 gener

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827603843
• ISBN13: 9780827603844
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"