Singing God's Words The Performance of Biblical Chant in Contemporary Judaism

Name: Singing God's Words The Performance of Biblical Chant in Contemporary Judaism
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ISBN: 9780190497088

ISBN-10: 0190497084

ISBN-13: 9780190497088

Edition: 2016

Authors: Jeffrey Summit

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Singing God's Words is the first in-depth study of the experience and meaning of chanting or "reading" Torah among contemporary American Jews. This experience has been transformed dramatically in recent years by the impact of digital technology, feminism, the empowerment of lay people and a search for self-fulfillment through involvement with community. At a time when worshippers seek deeper spiritual experience, many Jews have found new meaning in the experience of reading Torah, an act that is broadly accessible to Jewish adults even as it requires intensive immersion with the text of the Bible in Hebrew. This book examines why and how growing numbers of American Jews in all…

Book details

List price: $32.99
Copyright year: 2016
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2016
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English