The topography of symbol: between late antique and modern Jewish unterstanding of cities
This article explores the theological role of cities in Judaism as settings for the mediation between the heavenly and earthly realms. By way of juxtaposing the late antique city of Sepphoris and the modern settlement of Me'ah She'arim in Jerusalem, two understandings of this mediation wil...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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| In: |
Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte
Year: 2006, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-28 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
City
/ Symbol
/ Judaism
B Social structure / Israel (Antiquity) |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HH Archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
City
B Sepphoris |
| Summary: | This article explores the theological role of cities in Judaism as settings for the mediation between the heavenly and earthly realms. By way of juxtaposing the late antique city of Sepphoris and the modern settlement of Me'ah She'arim in Jerusalem, two understandings of this mediation will be studied dialectically. The differences and similarities between the two communities and their self-representation through urban architecture reveal the ways in which the highest religious symbols are manifested in the life of a city. They also unfold the transformation of modernity and the particular interpretation of a Jewish settlement it inspired. |
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| Item Description: | Mit 8 Abbildungen |
| ISSN: | 0044-3441 |
| Contains: | In: Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte
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