Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper analyzes the wordings of the biblical Shabbat legislation, some traditions of its observance and excerpts from literary narratives in order to characterize the seventh day and the seven-year cycles as a time of rest and celebration. This analysis makes it possible to discuss the tension between the sacred and the profane in the Sabbath context, as well as the relationship between party time and work time. This paper is the result of qualitative bibliographical research, based on the contribution of Jewish studies and authors such as Rehfeld (1988, 2003, 2008), Saldanha (1995, 2005, 2023) and Heschel (1969. The results show the contribution of studies on the festive dimension of Shabbat to contemporary reflections on the relationship between work and leisure.
Author: Luís Cláudio Dallier Saldanha
Institution: Estácio (Brazil)
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403542706