Scroll of Secrets
The Hidden Messianic Vision of R. Nahman of Braslav By Zvi Mark November 2006 Paperback Danacode 110-20096 In Stock
Scroll of Secrets (Megillat Setarim) is the hidden Messianic vision of R. Nahman of Bratslav. The Scroll was concealed for two centuries, and was known only to a select individual in each generation. Despite its being written in encoded language...
The educated Jew in the Middle Ages became familiar with classical literature through its Arabic translations. Hundreds of motifs were borrowed from these sources and implanted in Hebrew literature, especially in Spanish poetry. The author has c...
This book deals with legal and social aspects of Ancient Near Eastern cultures, including biblical Eretz Israel. The author`s approach is multidisciplinary and humanistic, focusing on texts as a key to understanding the lives of the people who l...
In this volume, the biblical exegetic methodology of Rashbam is described against the historical background of his time. The exegesis of Rashbam is outlined as a whole, with special emphasis on two essential principles that guide his interpretat...
This book presents updated information on deception and the methods developed to uncover lies. The author describes a wide range of lies, the verbal and nonverbal cues to deception and the perceived cues, which often mislead lie-catchers. Othe...
Leibniz`s theory of the monads is imprinted on Western cultural consciousness as the explicit representative of late 17th-century Baroque philosophy and rationalistic thought. This book sets out to demonstrate a monadic paradigm underlying scien...
Once Upon A Time
Photography in the Footsteps of Walter Benjamin By Ariella Azoulay February 2006 Paperback Danacode 110-20094 In Stock
This book presents a new interpretation of the major essays of the German Jewish philosopher, Walter Benjamin, by emphasizing the underlying visual elements in his writings. The visual aspect, and particularly photography, interfere with one`s u...
This book illuminates halakhic issues as depicted in the struggle between Mitnagdim, Maskilim and Hasidism. It includes literary analyses of selected works of Hatam Sofer, Abraham Lieb Benjaminson, Yehuda Leib Gordon, Shmuel Joseph Agnon and Hai...
Three Sulgi Hymns
Sumerian Royal Hymns Glorifying King Sulgi of Ur By Jacob Klein January 1981 Hardcover Danacode 110-10151 In Stock
This book contains definitive editions of three hymnal epics pertaining to Sulgi (c. 2094 -2047 B.C.E.), the most outstanding ruler of the Neo-Sumerian Ur III dynasty, together with an introduction and English translations. From the series ``Bar...
The original edition of this important Aramaic text dating to the late second century B.C.E. appeared in 1971. In this book a new edition of the text based on a re-reading of the photographs is presented along with an English translation. The la...
A study of the geo-historical distribution of all the loan types as well as of the individual clauses used in the Old Babylonian loan con-tract (c. 1900-1600 B.C.E). It is shown that loan types as well as individual formulas have a limited geogr...