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Author : Lee I. Levine
Release : 2012
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 891/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Visual Judaism in Late Antiquity by : Lee I. Levine
Download or read book Visual Judaism in Late Antiquity written by Lee I. Levine. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys Jewish visual culture in the Late Roman and Byzantine eras, including expression via figural images, biblical scenes and religious symbols.
Author : Dr Shulamit Laderman
Release : 2021-12-06
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 585/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Jewish Art in Late Antiquity by : Dr Shulamit Laderman
Download or read book Jewish Art in Late Antiquity written by Dr Shulamit Laderman. This book was released on 2021-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey of ancient Jewish art traces Tabernacle implements and their iconographic development from the Second Temple period until late sixth century CE. It examines appearances of seven-branch menorah, Torah ark, and other motifs found in archeological discoveries of burial art synagogue decorations.
Author : Lee I. Levine
Release : 2003
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Book Synopsis Visual Judaism [reader] by : Lee I. Levine
Download or read book Visual Judaism [reader] written by Lee I. Levine. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven Fine
Release : 2013-10-10
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 174/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Art, History and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity (paperback) by : Steven Fine
Download or read book Art, History and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity (paperback) written by Steven Fine. This book was released on 2013-10-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art, History, and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity explores the complex interplay between visual culture, texts, and their interpretations, arguing for an open-ended and self-aware approach to understanding Jewish culture from the first century CE through the rise of Islam. The essays assembled here range from the “thick description” of Josephus’s portrayal of Bezalel son of Uri as a Roman architect through the inscriptions of the Dura Europos synagogue, Jewish reflections on Caligula in color, the polychromy of the Jerusalem temple, new-old approaches to the zodiac, and to the Christian destruction of ancient synagogues. Taken together, these essays suggest a humane approach to the history of the Jews in an age of deep and long-lasting transitions—both in antiquity, and in our own time. "Taken as a whole, Fine’s book exhibits the value of bridging disciplines. The historiographical segments integrated throughout this volume offer essential insights that will inform any student of Roman and late antiquity." Yael Wilfand, Hebrew University, Review of Biblical Literature, 2014.
Author : Sarah Pearce
Release : 2013
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 800/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Image and Its Prohibition in Jewish Antiquity by : Sarah Pearce
Download or read book The Image and Its Prohibition in Jewish Antiquity written by Sarah Pearce. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the commonly held opinion that ancient Judaism was an artless culture, this sumptuously illustrated book offers new ways of looking at art in Jewish antiquity. Leading experts, under the editorship of Sarah Pearce, skilfully explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the Second of the Ten Commandments. The visual world of ancient Judaism often reflects a tense confrontation between Mediterranean, artful classical culture and the image-filled, yet law-inspired biblical literature. Readers will encounter a rich collection of objects and texts analysed in different contexts, from Solomon's Temple to late antiquity. The imageless God of monotheistic Judaism combated the polytheistic cults of Israel's neighbours with the use of symbols. Figurative, floral and geometrical embellishments of synagogues served as decoration and not for worship. Narrative biblical scenes in the Dura-Europos synagogue played an educational and political role in Jewish society on the outskirts of the Roman Empire. Antique Jewish art exercised a profound influence on medieval Islam and even on the modern Western visual world. This book is aimed at both the scholarly world and all readers interested in religion and art.
