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The Artless Jew: Medieval and Modern Affirmations and Denials of the Visual.
The Artless Jew Medieval and Modern Affirmations and Denials of the Visual
Author: Kalman P. Bland
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 moder...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691089850
ISBN-10: 069108985X
Publication Date: 10/1/2001
Pages: 248
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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