The Nonverbal Language of Prayer

A New Approach of Jewish Liturgy

Uri Ehrlich (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XI, 303 Seiten

2004
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-148150-5 (ISBN)

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Uri Ehrlich addresses a relatively neglected but central component of the act of prayer: its nonverbal aspects, represented by such features as the worshiper's gestures, attire and shoes, and vocal expression. In the first part of this book, the author engages in a two-tiered examination of nine nonverbal elements integral to the rabbinic Amidah prayer: a detailed historical-geographical consideration of their development, followed by an analysis of each gesture's signification, the crux of this study. Of all the possible models, it was the realm of interpersonal communication which had the strongest impact on this consideration of the rabbinic Amidah gesture system. The concluding chapters explore the broader rabbinic conception of prayer embodied in these nonverbal modes of expression. Unlike mainstream prayer studies, which concentrate on the textual and spoken facets of prayer, the holistic approach taken here views prayer as a complex of verbal, physical, spiritual and other attributes.

Born 1956; 1994 Ph.D. in Talmud and Jewish Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Senior lecturer, Department of Jewish Thought, Ben-Gurion University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.12.2004
Reihe/Serie	Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism
Übersetzer	Dena Ordan
Verlagsort	Tübingen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 238 mm
Gewicht	631 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
Schlagworte	HC/Religion/Theologie/Judentum • Jewish Liturgy • Nonverbal Language • Prayer
ISBN-10	3-16-148150-X / 316148150X
ISBN-13	978-3-16-148150-5 / 9783161481505
Zustand	Neuware