| Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World: Toward a New Jewish Archaeology Revised Edition Contributor(s): Fine, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521145678 ISBN-13: 9780521145671 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Ancient & Classical - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 704.039 |
| LCCN: 2010502587 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.5" W x 10.9" (1.85 lbs) 306 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Art and Judaism During the Greco-Roman Period explores the Jewish experience with art during the Greco-Roman period--from the Hellenistic period through the rise of Islam. It starts from with the premise that Jewish art in antiquity was a minority or ethnic art and surveys ways that Jews fully participated in, transformed, and at times rejected the art of their general environment. Art and Judaism focuses upon the politics of identity during the Greco-Roman period, even as it discusses ways that modern identity issues have sometimes distorted and at other times refined scholarly discussion of ancient Jewish material culture. Art and Judaism, the first historical monograph on ancient Jewish art in forty years, evaluates earlier scholarship even as it sets out in new directions. Placing literary sources in careful dialogue with archaeological discoveries, this New Jewish Archaeology is an important contribution to Judaic Studies, Religious Studies, Art History, and Classics. The Revised Edition includes a new introduction, additional images, and color plates. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fine, Steven: - Steven Fine is Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University and director of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies. |