"EL SACRIFICIO DE ISAAC": AN INSIGHT INTO THE EVOLUTION OF A JUDEO-SPANISH BIBLICAL BALLAD.
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Title
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"EL SACRIFICIO DE ISAAC": AN INSIGHT INTO THE EVOLUTION OF A JUDEO-SPANISH BIBLICAL BALLAD.
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Identifier
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AAI8713745
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identifier
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8713745
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Creator
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BARUGEL, ALBERT.
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Contributor
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Barton Sholod
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Date
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1987
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Literature, Romance
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Abstract
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There have been very few studies published dealing with the influence of rabbinic and midrashic literature on the Judeo-Spanish ballad tradition. A central objective of this study is to highlight the recurring tendency in certain biblical romances to embellish the traditional scriptural narrative with elements borrowed from the legends of Jewish folk tradition known as Midrash.;The narrative of Abraham's willingness to carry out the sacrifice of his son as living proof of his faith in God is a story of deep symbolism in both the Jewish and Christian traditions. The focus of this dissertation is the treatment of this well-known biblical passage (Genesis 22) in the ballad traditions of Spain, Portugal and the Judeo-Spanish communities in exile.;There is evidence to suggest that as many as nine of the thirteen true biblical romances of the Sephardic tradition are linked to the Peninsular Romancero. However, only two of these ballads, one of which is El sacrificio de Isaac, have survived to this day in the ballad tradition of Spain. As we examine the extra-biblical sources, we discover that midrashic elements abound in the Sephardic versions. Curiously, however, many of those elements also appear in the Peninsular versions, old and modern Chapter II . This may indicate that the Peninsular ballads were preserved and perpetuated by conversos.;The wide diffusion in modern times of El sacrificio de Isaac in the Peninsular and Moroccan Sephardic branches requires a comparative analysis Chapter III . The existence of more archaic versions and the recent discovery of a Portuguese Crypto-Jewish text linked to an older Peninsular version allow us to study the evolution of this ballad through its five centuries of existence Chapter IV .;The preservation of El sacrificio de Isaac in Spain and in the Crypto-Jewish communities of Portugal suggests that the ballad may have taken on a special meaning after the Expulsion. The idea that it may have served to uphold a particular ideology or reflect a contemporary historical situation is explored Chapter V .;Finally, certain important aspects of Hakit(')ia, the Judeo-Spanish dialect of Morocco, are studied within the context of the Sephardic biblical ballads Chapter VI .
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Spanish
