Judaism and Christian art : aesthetic anxieties from the catacombs to colonialism /

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Christian cultures across the centuries have invoked Judaism in order to debate, represent, and contain the dangers presented by the sensual nature of art. By engaging Judaism, both real and imagined, they explored and expanded the perils and possibilities for Christian representation of the materia...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Kessler, Herbert L., 1941-, Nirenberg, David, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2011.
Series:JSTOR EBA.
Subjects:
Christian art and symbolism > Europe.
Judaism in art.
Art, European > Themes, motives.
Judaïsme dans l'art.
Art européen > Thèmes, motifs.
ART > History > General.
Art and Design.
Christian art and symbolism.
Jodendom.
Christendom.
Motieven (kunst)
Christliche Kunst.
Jüdische Kunst.
Ikonologie.
Europe.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Christian cultures across the centuries have invoked Judaism in order to debate, represent, and contain the dangers presented by the sensual nature of art. By engaging Judaism, both real and imagined, they explored and expanded the perils and possibilities for Christian representation of the material world.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 442 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812208368
0812208366
1283898926
9781283898928
0812222539
9780812222531

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