Visual Judaism in late antiquity: historical contexts of Jewish art

Introduction. Ancient Jewish art: a century of research -- Early historical contexts. Israelite art -- Art in the Second Temple period and its aftermath -- New expressions of Jewish art in the late Roman era. The emergence of Jewish art in the third century -- Dura Europos in its Eastern religious s...

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Main Author: Leṿin, Yiśraʾel L. 1939- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] Yale Univ. Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Reviews:[Rezension von: Lee I. Levine, Visual Judaism in late antiquity. Historical contexts of jewish art] (2016) (Xeravits, Géza G., 1971 - 2019)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Late Antiquity / Judaism / Art
Further subjects:B Jewish art and symbolism
B Middle East Civilization To 622
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Summary:Introduction. Ancient Jewish art: a century of research -- Early historical contexts. Israelite art -- Art in the Second Temple period and its aftermath -- New expressions of Jewish art in the late Roman era. The emergence of Jewish art in the third century -- Dura Europos in its Eastern religious setting -- Bet Sheʻarim in its patriarchal context -- The Jewish catacombs of Rome and their Roman and Christian parallels -- The third century in retrospect -- Late antiquity in Jewish history: a significantly altered historical perspective. The Byzantine period: old, new, and recent views -- The Byzantine-Christian period and its impact on Jewish culture -- The flourishing of Jewish art in the Byzantine-Christian era. Synagogue art in late antiquity: an overview -- Ḥammat Tiberias and its patriarchal-aristocratic setting -- Sepphoris in its priestly context -- Bet Alpha in its sixth-century Christian milieu -- Sardis: prominence and stability in the Jewish diaspora -- Art-historical issues. The zodiac and other Greco-Roman motifs in Jewish art -- Religious components of Jewish art and synagogue sanctity: diachronic and synchronic factors -- Modern metatheories in the interpretation of Jewish art -- Art and society. The communal dimension of synagogue art and other related contexts -- Art and the rabbis -- Art, the patriarchs, and the urban aristocracy -- Art and Jewish identity in late antiquity
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0300100892