Visual Judaism in late antiquity: historical contexts of Jewish art
Introduction. Ancient Jewish art: a century of research -- Early historical contexts. Israelite art -- Art in the Second Temple period and its aftermath -- New expressions of Jewish art in the late Roman era. The emergence of Jewish art in the third century -- Dura Europos in its Eastern religious s...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New Haven, Conn. [u.a.]
Yale Univ. Press
2012
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| Dans: | Année: 2012 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Lee I. Levine, Visual Judaism in late antiquity. Historical contexts of jewish art] (2016) (Xeravits, Géza G., 1971 - 2019)
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Antiquité tardive
/ Judaïsme
/ Art
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Jewish art and symbolism
B Middle East Civilization To 622 |
| Accès en ligne: |
Book review (H-Net) |
| Résumé: | Introduction. Ancient Jewish art: a century of research -- Early historical contexts. Israelite art -- Art in the Second Temple period and its aftermath -- New expressions of Jewish art in the late Roman era. The emergence of Jewish art in the third century -- Dura Europos in its Eastern religious setting -- Bet Sheʻarim in its patriarchal context -- The Jewish catacombs of Rome and their Roman and Christian parallels -- The third century in retrospect -- Late antiquity in Jewish history: a significantly altered historical perspective. The Byzantine period: old, new, and recent views -- The Byzantine-Christian period and its impact on Jewish culture -- The flourishing of Jewish art in the Byzantine-Christian era. Synagogue art in late antiquity: an overview -- Ḥammat Tiberias and its patriarchal-aristocratic setting -- Sepphoris in its priestly context -- Bet Alpha in its sixth-century Christian milieu -- Sardis: prominence and stability in the Jewish diaspora -- Art-historical issues. The zodiac and other Greco-Roman motifs in Jewish art -- Religious components of Jewish art and synagogue sanctity: diachronic and synchronic factors -- Modern metatheories in the interpretation of Jewish art -- Art and society. The communal dimension of synagogue art and other related contexts -- Art and the rabbis -- Art, the patriarchs, and the urban aristocracy -- Art and Jewish identity in late antiquity |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | X, 582 S., Ill., Kt., 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-10089-1 |
