Leonard Cohen's Book of Mercy: An Interpretation - Couverture rigide

Cohen, Doron B

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1666789321 ISBN 13 : 9781666789324

Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2026

Synopsis

Leonard Cohen's Book of Mercy is a modern classic, appreciated by a wide readership, used in liturgy, and translated into more than a dozen languages. It is Leonard Cohen's modern psalter, in which he exposes his dialogue with the divine and the deepest struggles of his soul in its attempts to find peace, side by side with his erotic yearning and his concern for the world at large. Its intricate poetic language combines imagery from the wealth of the Jewish tradition in which the poet was raised, as well as his practice of Zen Buddhist meditation and his absorption in Christian imagery and in old and modern poetry. This book offers a detailed interpretation of Cohen's prose-poems, identifying the sources utilized by him in creating his unique take on the Psalms for our day and age. It is a book that will allow all readers to gain deeper understanding of Cohen's ideas and language in ways that will enrich their own spiritual lives.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Doron B. Cohen is a lecturer at the Graduate School of Theology of Doshisha University, Kyoto. He is the author of The Japanese Translations of the Hebrew Bible: History, Inventory and Analysis (2013).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1666789321
• ISBN 13: 9781666789324
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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