A Companion to the Song of Songs in the History of Spirituality (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004387027)

As one of the most frequently commentated on biblical books during antiquity and the middle ages, the Song of Songs has played a central role in the history of Christian spirituality. At a time of heightened interest in the Song of Songs among biblical scholars, historians, and students of spirituality, this Companion to the Song of Songs in the History of Spirituality provides a state-of-the art overview of its history, challenges some conventional wisdom, and presents innovative studies of some lesser-known aspects of the Song's reception. The essays in this volume--including a chapter on Jewish interpretation--present the diverse forms of spirituality inspired by the Song since the beginning of the Christian era.

Contributors: Ann W. Astell, Mark S. Burrows, Emily Cain, Catherine Cavadini, Rabia Gregory, Arthur Holder, Jason Kalman, Suzanne LaVere, Hannah Matis, Bernard McGinn, Timothy H. Robinson, and Karl Shuve.

Author: Timothy Robinson
ISBN-10: 9004387021
ISBN-13: 9789004387027
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2021
Pages: 436
Format: Hardcover