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Art --- Semiotics --- Arts religieux --- Jodendom --- Judaïsme --- Religieuze kunst --- Art, Jewish --- Jewish art and symbolism --- Jewish art --- Jewish art. --- Jewish art and symbolism. --- Art juif --- Art et symbolisme juifs

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Jewish art --- Jews --- Art juif --- Juifs

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Against the commonly held opinion that ancient Judaism was an artless culture, this sumptuously illustrated book offers new ways of looking at art in Jewish antiquity. Leading experts, under the editorship of Sarah Pearce, skilfully explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the Second of the Ten Commandments. The visual world of ancient Judaism often reflects a tense confrontation between Mediterranean, artful classical culture and the image-filled, yet law-inspired biblical literature. Readers will encounter a rich collection of objects and texts analysed in different contexts, from Solomon’s Temple to late antiquity. The imageless God of monotheistic Judaism combated the polytheistic cults of Israel’s neighbours with the use of symbols. Figurative, floral and geometrical embellishments of synagogues served as decoration and not for worship. Narrative biblical scenes in the Dura-Europos synagogue played an educational and political role in Jewish society on the outskirts of the Roman Empire. Antique Jewish art exercised a profound influence on medieval Islam and even on the modern Western visual world. This book is aimed at both the scholarly world and all readers interested in religion and art.

Jewish art --- God --- Jews --- Civilization --- Classical influences --- 296 --- Judaisme --- Idols and images --- Jewish art. --- History. --- Biblical teaching. --- Jewish art - Pictorial works --- God - Art --- Jews - Civilization - Classical influences

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Since turning to the field of Jewish art over twenty years ago, Vivian Mann has concentrated on investigating Jewish ceremonial art within the dual contexts of Jewish law, and the history of decorative arts in general, including the ceremonial art made for the Church and the Mosque. The introduction to this volume considers classic rabbinic attitudes toward art and its relationship to spirituality. The remaining essays are divided into three groups: the first concerns medieval ceremonial art; the second, articles on the Jewish art of Muslim lands beginning with the early Middle Ages; and the third consists of essays on Judaica during the periods of the Renaissance and rococo.

Jewish art --- Judaism and art. --- Art juif --- Judaïsme et art --- Judaism and art --- History --- Jewish art - History

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Art --- Art [Jewish ] --- Art juif --- Kunst [Joodse ] --- Jewish art --- Jewish art and symbolism --- Art et symbolisme juifs --- --Synagogue --- 700 --- art juif --- kunst algemeen --- art généralités --- Synagogue