The Prayer Rites of Synagogal Worship and their Historical Development

Leopold Zunz

ISBN 10: 3111139689 / ISBN 13: 9783111139685

Editore: De Gruyter, DE, 2023

Riguardo questo articolo

Given Leopold Zunz's difficult German style and the tight conciseness of his presentation, it is hardly surprising that no English translation of his Die Ritus (1859) has been published. The Hebrew edition of 2016 does not aim to place this pioneering work in the context of Jewish liturgical history, sometimes opts for a paraphrase, rather than a literal translation, and does not always make it easy to distinguish Zunz from later scholarship. There are undoubtedly English-speaking scholars in current academia who are unacquainted with German and Modern Hebrew but would benefit from reading this classic study. This volume therefore links Die Ritus with Zunz's other scholarly works by way of a brief introduction, provides a faithful translation, without the result reading more like German than English. It reproduces Zunz's footnotes in his own highly abbreviated form but offers as an appendix to the introductory essay a bibliographical list that explains references that may not be obvious even to a learned reader. Readers of English will now be able to reach their own conclusions about the stature of Zunz, about his contributions to the study of Jewish liturgy, and, indeed, about any shortcomings that there may have been in his scholarly, theological and political tendencies.

Codice articolo LU-9783111139685

Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: The Prayer Rites of Synagogal Worship and their Historical Development
• Editore: De Gruyter, DE
• Data di pubblicazione: 2023
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3111139689
• ISBN 13: 9783111139685
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Edizione: Translation.
• Condizione: New
• Dimensioni: 15,6 L x 1,91 A x 23,39 P centimetri 15,6 centimetri di larghezza per 1,91 centimetri di altezza per 23,39 centimetri di profondità
• Peso: 488 grammi

Descrizione articolo

Riassunto

Given Leopold Zunz’s difficult German style and the tight conciseness of his presentation, it is hardly surprising that no English translation of his Die Ritus (1859) has been published. The Hebrew edition of 2016 does not aim to place this pioneering work in the context of Jewish liturgical history, sometimes opts for a paraphrase, rather than a literal translation, and does not always make it easy to distinguish Zunz from later scholarship. There are undoubtedly English-speaking scholars in current academia who are unacquainted with German and Modern Hebrew but would benefit from reading this classic study. This volume therefore links Die Ritus with Zunz’s other scholarly works by way of a brief introduction, provides a faithful translation, without the result reading more like German than English. It reproduces Zunz’s footnotes in his own highly abbreviated form but offers as an appendix to the introductory essay a bibliographical list that explains references that may not be obvious even to a learned reader. Readers of English will now be able to reach their own conclusions about the stature of Zunz, about his contributions to the study of Jewish liturgy, and, indeed, about any shortcomings that there may have been in his scholarly, theological and political tendencies.

Informazioni sull?autore

Stefan C. Reif, St John’s College, University of Cambridge, England.

Stefan C. Reif, St John’s College, University of Cambridge, England.