[Heb-NACO] Sacred work

[Kuperman, Aaron]

Mysticism is a subject concept.  From a descriptive perspective, a work would be mystical only if it was flickering in and out of existence, e.g. was on a server in a parallel universe that occasionally was visible in our universe. Whether the multiverse is a halachic concept is not for us to worry about.

The Zohar is either a compilation with an unknown compiler (entry under title), or the work of a single creator (entry under Shimon bar Yochai).  Whether it is true or false, valid or invalid, is not for descriptive catalogers to worry about (beyond our grade level??).

Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section.
This is not an official communication from my employer


From: Heb-naco <heb-naco-bounces at lists.osu.edu> On Behalf Of Gabriel Angulo via Heb-naco
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 8:47 AM
To: Heidi G Lerner <lerner at stanford.edu>; Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <heb-naco at lists.osu.edu>
Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] Sacred work

Hi Heidi,

The Zohar is a mystical work, or a work of Jewish Mysticism.

kol tuv,

Gabe

On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 11:47 PM Heidi G Lerner via Heb-naco <heb-naco at lists.osu.edu<mailto:heb-naco at lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
Hi all,

I have a question: for purposes of correct application of LC Subject Heading Manual and RDA, is the Zohar considered a Sacred work.

Thanks , Heidi


Heidi G. Lerner

Metadata Librarian for Hebraica and Judaica

Metadata Dept.

Stanford University Libraries

Stanford, CA 94305-6004

ph: 650-725-9953

fax: 650-725-1120

e-mail: lerner at stanford.edu<mailto:lerner at stanford.edu>
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