Thanks Neil and Gabriel!!!! The reason for the question is the correct use of the LCSH subdivision: Introductions.
According to SHM this subdivision is to only be used under Sacred works. Based on what Neil and Gabriel say, I will not use it in the record for that i am working on (a Hebrew translation to the introduction of the Zohar). That being said: According to RDA (Original Toolkit) Talmud would also be considered a Sacred work (RDA 6.23.2.5); along with Bible. Midrash would not. 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 ________________________________ From: Neil Manel Frau-Cortes <nf...@umd.edu> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 5:20 AM To: Heidi G Lerner <ler...@stanford.edu>; Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <heb-naco@lists.osu.edu> Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] Sacred work I think this is a great question, and probably the fruit of applying an anglocentric category to a body of literature that doesn't match. We should consider if anything we call sifre kodesh is actually a sacred text in the spirit of the LC category. That said, even inside of the sphere of sifre kodesh, I think that the Zohar is major, called Zohar ha-kadosh, which is a qualificative we don't find applied to many other rabbinic works. This brings me to the question: what else is Sacred Texts in our cannon? Other than the Tanakh, should we include the Talmud (Mishnah, Tosefta?)? I wouldn't include the midrash as a number of rishonim, like Duran, consider it to be holy, yet "not to be taken literally." Yet, the Zohar is midrashic in nature. It's all a conundrum. If people are interested, perhaps we can talk more about that in our RAS Cataloging Summer meeting, since the Winter's agenda is already quite full. On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 11:47 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 -- Neil M. Frau-Cortes, Ph.D. (he, him, his) Assistant Head, Cataloging & Metadata Services (Metadata Creation & Enhancement) University of Maryland 2200 McKeldin Library College Park, MD 20742 Phone (301) 405-9337 nf...@umd.edu<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://nfrau@umd.edu__;!!KGKeukY!g3xbZPvNuxCOWUVjP-3h6K6AZcYIhjQcRLmdw_IOZ60l3TTwg3kv89ir6mE5mimGrN_6$ > ORCID ID: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-1405__;!!KGKeukY!g3xbZPvNuxCOWUVjP-3h6K6AZcYIhjQcRLmdw_IOZ60l3TTwg3kv89ir6mE5mq2SiRvW$
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