Miriam, muzykująca prorokini
Miriam, prophetess-musician
Author(s): Grzegorz KubiesSubject(s): Gender Studies, Jewish studies, Music
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Miriam; The Book of Exodus; prophecy; music in ancient Israel; drum;
Summary/Abstract: In this article the figure of Miriam (interpreted as an archetype of a woman-musician) and the musical aspects depicted in the Book of Exosus 15:20–21 are discussed in detail. Both subjects are put into a broad cultural perspective including selected Old Testament passages, literary and archaeological/iconographic sources from ancient Israel/Palestine, Egypt and Mesopotamia from the timeframe XIV/XIII BC – VI/V BC. Comparative materials were selected on the basis of the following criteria: relationship between prophecy and music, as well as connections between women and singing (šîr), playing the drums (tōp) and dancing (māḥôl).
Journal: Analecta Cracoviensia. Czasopismo Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 49
- Page Range: 81-109
- Page Count: 29
- Language: Polish