Author: Cyrus Adler
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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The Shofar - Its Use and Origin
Author: Cyrus Adler
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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The Shofar
Author: Jeremy Montagu
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442250283
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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In The Shofar, Jeremy Montagu offers a detailed study of the ram’s horn of the Bible, describing its history and use—both ritual and secular—from biblical times to the present. Because the same person normally blows the shofar each year during the Jewish High Holy Days, few are aware of the wide differences among communities around the world: the varying points in the Jewish liturgical service when the shofar is blown, what sound combinations exist, and the many varieties of the instrument. This is the first work of its kind to detail the full range of historical, musical, antiquarian, and religious issues surrounding the ancient instrument with all relevant citations from the Bible, the Talmud, and key post-Talmudic sources. Jeremy Montagu carefully examines horn types, sound characteristics, liturgical uses, and community functions to illustrate how the shofar has reflected local custom, regional needs, and religious practice. Chapters provide difficult-to-find information on how shofars are made; advice on how to choose, prepare, and maintain shofars; and instructions for aspiring blowers on a variety of traditions. With more than sixty photographs from the author’s personal collection, this is an ideal work for Jews and Christians, religious scholars and musicologists, and even practicing musicians seeking to understand the crucial role of this instrument in the life of a people.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442250283
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
In The Shofar, Jeremy Montagu offers a detailed study of the ram’s horn of the Bible, describing its history and use—both ritual and secular—from biblical times to the present. Because the same person normally blows the shofar each year during the Jewish High Holy Days, few are aware of the wide differences among communities around the world: the varying points in the Jewish liturgical service when the shofar is blown, what sound combinations exist, and the many varieties of the instrument. This is the first work of its kind to detail the full range of historical, musical, antiquarian, and religious issues surrounding the ancient instrument with all relevant citations from the Bible, the Talmud, and key post-Talmudic sources. Jeremy Montagu carefully examines horn types, sound characteristics, liturgical uses, and community functions to illustrate how the shofar has reflected local custom, regional needs, and religious practice. Chapters provide difficult-to-find information on how shofars are made; advice on how to choose, prepare, and maintain shofars; and instructions for aspiring blowers on a variety of traditions. With more than sixty photographs from the author’s personal collection, this is an ideal work for Jews and Christians, religious scholars and musicologists, and even practicing musicians seeking to understand the crucial role of this instrument in the life of a people.
PREHISTORIC ART; OR THE ORIGIN OF ART AS MANIFESTED IN THE WORKS OF PREHISTORIC MAN
Author: THOMAS WILSON
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Proceedings of the United States National Museum
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Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Pages : 994
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Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Author: United States National Museum
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 998
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 998
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Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period
Author: Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400852897
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
This volume presents the most important portions of Erwin Goodenough's classic thirteen-volume work, a magisterial attempt to encompass human spiritual history in general through the study of Jewish symbols in particular. Revealing that the Jewish religion of the period was much more varied and complex than the extant Talmudic literature would lead us to believe, Goodenough offered evidence for the existence of a Hellenistic-Jewish mystic mythology far closer to the Qabbalah than to rabbinical Judaism. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400852897
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
This volume presents the most important portions of Erwin Goodenough's classic thirteen-volume work, a magisterial attempt to encompass human spiritual history in general through the study of Jewish symbols in particular. Revealing that the Jewish religion of the period was much more varied and complex than the extant Talmudic literature would lead us to believe, Goodenough offered evidence for the existence of a Hellenistic-Jewish mystic mythology far closer to the Qabbalah than to rabbinical Judaism. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Report Upon the Condition and Progress of the U.S. National Museum During the Year Ending June 30 ...
Author: United States National Museum
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Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: United States National Museum
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1630
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1630
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House documents
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Languages : en
Pages : 1252
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Languages : en
Pages : 1252
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Report on the Progress and Condition of the United States National Museum
Author: United States National Museum
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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