The Prayer Rites of Synagogal Worship and their Historical Development: Edited and translated by Stefan...

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Leopold Zunz Stefan C. Reif

The Prayer Rites of Synagogal Worship and their Historical Development

Edited and translated by Stefan C. Reif An English Translation of the German Edition of Berlin...

Leopold Zunz, Stefan C. Reif, Renate Egger-Wenzel

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De Gruyter
07 August 2023

Judaism; Judaism: worship, rites & ceremonies

Series: Rethinking Diaspora

Given Leopold Zunz’s difficult German style and the tight conciseness of his presentation, it is hardly surprising that no English translation of his Die Ritus (1859) has been published. The Hebrew edition of 2016 does not aim to place this pioneering work in the context of Jewish liturgical history, sometimes opts for a paraphrase, rather than a literal translation, and does not always make it easy to distinguish Zunz from later scholarship. There are undoubtedly English-speaking scholars in current academia who are unacquainted with German and Modern Hebrew but would benefit from reading this classic study. This volume therefore links Die Ritus with Zunz’s other scholarly works by way of a brief introduction, provides a faithful translation, without the result reading more like German than English. It reproduces Zunz’s footnotes in his own highly abbreviated form but offers as an appendix to the introductory essay a bibliographical list that explains references that may not be obvious even to a learned reader. Readers of English will now be able to reach their own conclusions about the stature of Zunz, about his contributions to the study of Jewish liturgy, and, indeed, about any shortcomings that there may have been in his scholarly, theological and political tendencies.

By: Leopold Zunz
Contributions by: Renate Egger-Wenzel
Edited by: Stefan C. Reif
Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 488g
ISBN: 9783111139685
ISBN 10: 3111139689
Series: Rethinking Diaspora
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 07 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stefan C. Reif, St John’s College, University of Cambridge, England.