Hi Bob, Thanks for your response which makes total sense.
As a matter of fact, in the new version of the Toolkit the term "Sacred scriptures" does not appear. What we do have is "Religious works" in definitions which is vague. religious work A work that is held sacred by a religion and its followers, or a work that has a direct association with a sacred work. Best, 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: ler...@stanford.edu ________________________________ From: Robert M. TALBOTT <rtalb...@library.berkeley.edu> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 7:51 AM To: Heidi G Lerner <ler...@stanford.edu>; Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <heb-naco@lists.osu.edu> Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] Sacred work Hi Heidi: Outside of the obvious sacred works, I think it's up to the individual library to decide what gets treated as a sacred work and what doesn't since there isn't an official list. For my money, the Zohar is not a sacred text. Important, intriguing, wrapped in mystery and goof-ball Aramaic, and unmistakably one of Judaism's greatest hits, yes, but not sacred in a global sense the way the Bible, the Mishnah, the Talmud et al. are. LC agrees. Do a subject search in LC's catalog under "zohar" and you'll discover that there are 265 instances of 63000 Zohar and only one 63000 Zohar $v Commentaries. Still, we live in an age of "do what you feel" so whatever you decide is best for your library is in fact best for your library. My two cents. Bob On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 8:47 PM Heidi G Lerner via Heb-naco <heb-naco@lists.osu.edu<mailto:heb-naco@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: ler...@stanford.edu<mailto:ler...@stanford.edu> _______________________________________________ Heb-naco mailing list Heb-naco@lists.osu.edu<mailto:Heb-naco@lists.osu.edu> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/heb-naco -- Bob Talbott Hebraica cataloger/Curatorial Assistant to the Judaica Collection UC Berkeley 250 Moffitt Berkeley, CA 94720 Lue musaraba shu biburueada Bilgameshe nam habadabkure.
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