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The artless Jew : medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual
- Title
- The artless Jew : medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual / Kalman P. Bland.
- Author
- Bland, Kalman P., 1942-
- Publication
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BM538.A7 B55 2000 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 233 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Conventional wisdom holds that Judaism is indifferent or even suspiciously hostile to the visual arts due to the Second Commandment's prohibition on creating "graven images," the dictates of monotheism, and historical happenstance. Kalman Bland synthesizes evidence from medieval Jewish philosophy, mysticism, poetry, biblical commentaries, travelogues, and law, concluding that premodern Jewish intellectuals held a positive, liberal understanding of the Second Commandment and did, in fact, articulate a certain Jewish aesthetic."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Pictures.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-228) and index.
- Contents
- Modern denials and affirmations of Jewish art: Germanophone origins and themes -- Anglo-American variations -- The premodern consensus -- The well-tempered medieval sensorium -- Medieval beauty and cultural relativism -- Twelfth-century pilgrims, golden calves, and religious polemics -- The power and regulation of images in late medieval Jewish society.
- ISBN
- 0691010439
- 9780691010434
- 069108985X
- 9780691089850
- LCCN
- 99044922
- OCLC
- ocm42290488
- 42290488
- SCSB-1124290
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library