The Artless Jew : Medieval and Modern Affirmations and Denials of the Visual /

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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. This intellectual history of medieval and modern Jewi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bland, Kalman P., 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ten commandments.
Ten commandments > Images.
Jodendom.
Esthetica.
Visualisatie.
Beeldende kunsten.
Judaism and art > History of doctrines.
Jews > Intellectual life.
Jewish art.
Jewish aesthetics.
RELIGION > Judaism > History.
RELIGION > Judaism > Rituals & Practice.
Juifs > Vie intellectuelle.
Esthetique juive.
Art juif.
Judaïsme et art > Histoire des doctrines.
Pictures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents.

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