The Contemplative Soul by Adena Tanenbaum
The Contemplative Soul: Hebrew Poetry and Philosophical Theory in Medieval Spain (Etudes Sur Le Judaisme Medieval) by Adena Tanenbaum
English | Jan 1, 2003 | ISBN: 9004120912 | 309 Pages | PDF | 11 MB
English | Jan 1, 2003 | ISBN: 9004120912 | 309 Pages | PDF | 11 MB
During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Jewish poets in Islamic Spain introduced philosophical themes into their devotional verse. Drawn to Neoplatonic thought, they made liberal use of its myth of the soul to explore the human relationship with the Divine. This novel merger reflected a conviction that ideas borrowed from Greco-Arabic philosophy meshed comfortably with traditional Jewish approaches to prayer and spirituality.