Judaism and Christian Art Aesthetic Anxieties from the Catacombs to Colonialism |
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| Editor:
| Kessler, Herbert L.
Nirenberg, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-4285-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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Christian cultures across the centuries have invoked Judaism in order to debate, represent, and contain the dangers presented by the sensual nature of art. By engaging Judaism, both real and imagined, they explored and expanded the perils and possibilities for Christian representation of the material world.
Christian cultures across the centuries have invoked Judaism in order to debate, represent, and contain the dangers presented by the sensual nature of art. By engaging Judaism, both real and imagined, they explored and expanded the perils and possibilities for Christian representation of the material world.