Kingly Crown

by Ibn 'Arabi

Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021-1058) of Spain was a Jewish philosopher and moralist who is perhaps best known for the beautiful forty-stanza poem Keter Malkhut (The Kingly Crown). Hailed by scholars as one of the most important classics of Hebrew literature, The Kingly Crown employs the metaphor of a king in his palace to describe the relationship between humanity and God. This medieval poem is full of vivid imagery and scriptural references. Within...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026803303X
• ISBN13: 9780268033033
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"