Visual Judaism in late antiquity : historical contexts of Jewish art

1. Verfasser: Levine, Lee I.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New Haven : Yale University, 2012.
Umfang/Format: x, 582 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
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Inhalte/Bestandteile: 2 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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 Shearim 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
  • Hammat 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.