Ebook {Epub PDF} Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism by Howard Schwartz

Howard Schwartz. Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism. New York: Oxford University Press, Reviewed by Roger G. Baker R eaders who hear “myth” and think “untrue” will not appreciate the encyclopedic collection of nearly seven hundred myths of Judaism in Tree of Souls. Readers who understand that myth goes beyond the Oxford. Now, Howard Schwartz, the major Jewish anthologist and professor of English atthe University of Missouri-St. Louis, has put Jewish mythology on the worldmythology map with his amazing book, Treeof Souls: TheMythology of Judaism. Here the Jewishmythical tradition, often controversial or even denied, is truly acknowledgedin an anthology to celebrate. Overview. The first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, Tree of Souls reveals a mythical tradition as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud and Midrash, the kabbalistic literature, medieval folklore, Hasidic texts, and oral lore collected in the modern era, Schwartz has gathered together nearly of the key Jewish www.doorway.ru: Oxford University Press.

Now, Howard Schwartz, the major Jewish anthologist and professor of English at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has put Jewish mythology on the world mythology map with his amazing book, Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism. Here the Jewish mythical tradition, often controversial or even denied, is truly acknowledged in an anthology to. Tree of Souls-Howard Schwartz From tales of Adam, Moses, and other biblical figures, to the fall of Lucifer and the quarrel of the sun and moon, an anthology of Jewish myth presents seven hundred key stories and through extensive commentary places them in context with the literature of the world. Only one of the world's mythologies has remained essentially unrecognized―the mythology of Judaism. As Howard Schwartz reveals in Tree of Souls, the first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, this mythical tradition is as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud and Midrash, the kabbalistic literature, medieval folklore, Hasidic.

The first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, Tree of Souls reveals a mythical tradition as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud. Howard Schwartz. Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism. New York: Oxford University Press, Reviewed by Roger G. Baker R eaders who hear “myth” and think “untrue” will not appreciate the encyclopedic collection of nearly seven hundred myths of Judaism in Tree of Souls. Readers who understand that myth goes beyond the Oxford. However, there is a small problem with the Kindle edition: the hardcopy uses a slightly smaller type to set off the commentary from the main entry, which makes it easy to figure out which you are reading. The font-size is the same for both types of entry in the Kindle edition, which is standard.