عنوان

The voice of my beloved :

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081221420X

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0812282310

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9780812214208

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9780812282313

Title Proper

The voice of my beloved :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the Song of Songs in western medieval Christianity /

First Statement of Responsibility

E. Ann Matter.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Philadelphia :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Pennsylvania Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©1990.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxxv, 227 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Middle Ages series

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) and indexes.

Text of Note

The Song of Songs, eight chapters of love lyrics found in the collection of wisdom literature attributed to Solomon, is the most enigmatic book of the Bible. For thousands of years Jews and Christians alike have preserved it in the canon of scripture and used it in liturgy. Exegetes saw it as a central text for allegorical interpretations, and so the Song of Songs has exerted an enormous influence on spirituality and mysticism in the Western tradition. In the Voice of My Beloved, E. Ann Matter focuses on the most fertile moment of Song of Songs interpretation: the Middle Ages. At least eighty Latin commentaries on the text survive from the period. In tracing the evolution of these commentaries, Matter reveals them to be a vehicle for expressing changing medieval ideas about the church, the relationship between body and soul, and human and divine love. She shows that the commentaries constitute a well-defined genre of medieval Latin literature. And in discussing the exegesis of the Song of Songs, she takes into account the modern exegesis of the book and feminist critiques of the theology embodied in the text.

Terms of Availability

£13.95

Title

Voice of my beloved.

Bible., Song of Solomon-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.-- History-- Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Bible., A.T., Cantique des cantiques-- Critique, interprétation, etc.-- Histoire-- 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)

Bible., Song of Solomon.

Hoheslied.

Hoheslied.

Exegese.

Exegese.

Hooglied (bijbelboek)

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Edition

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Book number

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Matter, E. Ann.

Date of Transaction

20200822132845.0

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[Book]

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