Wayne Allen

The Cantor (eBook, ePUB)

From the Mishnah to Modernity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Wayne Allen traces the evolution of the office of synagogue cantor as reflected in the primary sources of Jewish law as well as in Jewish lore from the third century to the present day. Allen explores the ambivalence of both Jewish authorities and the Jewish public toward the cantor and speculates on the future of the position.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781532658327
• Artikelnr.: 58488182

Autorenporträt

Wayne Allen, PhD, has taught at the American Jewish University, California State University Long Beach, and the University of Waterloo. He is also an ordained rabbi and author of Perspectives on Jewish Law and Contemporary Issues (2009) and Further Perspectives on Jewish Law and Contemporary Issues (2011).