The Resource The artless Jew : medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual, by Kalman P. Bland
The artless Jew : medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual, by Kalman P. Bland
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The item The artless Jew : medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual, by Kalman P. Bland represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- 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. This intellectual history of medieval and modern Jewish attitudes toward art and representation overturns the modern assumption of Jewish iconophobia that denies to Jewish culture a visual dimension. Kalman Bland synthesizes evidence from medieval Jewish philosophy, mysticism, poetry, biblical commentaries, travelogues, and law, concluding that premodern Jewish intel
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
- Contents
-
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents
- Isbn
- 9781282767003
- Label
- The artless Jew : medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual
- Title
- The artless Jew
- Title remainder
- medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual
- Statement of responsibility
- by Kalman P. Bland
- Subject
-
- Electronic books
- Esthetica
- Jewish aesthetics
- Jewish aesthetics
- Jewish art
- Jewish art
- Jews -- Intellectual life
- Jews -- Intellectual life
- Jodendom
- Beeldende kunsten
- Judaism and art -- History of doctrines
- Pictures
- RELIGION -- Judaism | History
- RELIGION -- Judaism | Rituals & Practice
- Ten commandments
- Ten commandments -- Images
- Visualisatie
- Judaism and art -- History of doctrines
- Language
- eng
- 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. This intellectual history of medieval and modern Jewish attitudes toward art and representation overturns the modern assumption of Jewish iconophobia that denies to Jewish culture a visual dimension. Kalman Bland synthesizes evidence from medieval Jewish philosophy, mysticism, poetry, biblical commentaries, travelogues, and law, concluding that premodern Jewish intel
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1942-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bland, Kalman P.
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Judaism and art
- Jewish art
- Jewish aesthetics
- Jews
- RELIGION
- RELIGION
- Jewish aesthetics
- Jewish art
- Jews
- Judaism and art
- Beeldende kunsten
- Visualisatie
- Esthetica
- Jodendom
- Label
- The artless Jew : medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual, by Kalman P. Bland
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-228) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents
- Control code
- ocm51478992
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781282767003
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
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- 9780691089850
- ebc668957
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttt06p
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)51478992
- Label
- The artless Jew : medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual, by Kalman P. Bland
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-228) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents
- Control code
- ocm51478992
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781282767003
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
-
- 9780691089850
- ebc668957
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttt06p
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)51478992
Subject
- Electronic books
- Esthetica
- Jewish aesthetics
- Jewish aesthetics
- Jewish art
- Jewish art
- Jews -- Intellectual life
- Jews -- Intellectual life
- Jodendom
- Beeldende kunsten
- Judaism and art -- History of doctrines
- Pictures
- RELIGION -- Judaism | History
- RELIGION -- Judaism | Rituals & Practice
- Ten commandments
- Ten commandments -- Images
- Visualisatie
- Judaism and art -- History of doctrines
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