Too Jewish or not Jewish enough: ritual objects and avant-garde art at the Jewish museum of New York
"Displays of Jewish ritual objects in public, non-Jewish settings by Jews are a comparatively re-cent phenomenon. So too is the establishment of Jewish museums. This volume explores the origins of the Jewish Museum of New York and its evolution from collecting and displaying Jewish ritual objec...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Berghahn
2024
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| In: |
Museums and collections (volume 17)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Museums and collections
volume 17 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jewish Museum (New York, NY)
/ Collection
/ Jews
/ Cultic object
/ History
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BH Judaism KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)
History
B Jews Identity B Museums (New York (State)) (New York) History |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "Displays of Jewish ritual objects in public, non-Jewish settings by Jews are a comparatively re-cent phenomenon. So too is the establishment of Jewish museums. This volume explores the origins of the Jewish Museum of New York and its evolution from collecting and displaying Jewish ritual objects, to Jewish art, to exhibiting avant-garde art devoid of Jewish content, created by non-Jews. Established within a rabbinic seminary, the museum's formation and development reflect changes in Jewish society over the twentieth century as it grappled with choices between religion and secularism, particularism and universalism, and ethnic pride and assimilation"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 304 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-80539-277-4 |
