Jews, Christians, and the discourse on images before Iconoclasm

"Explores the rise of image as a rhetorical category in Jewish and Christian literature originating between the sixth and eighth centuries. This book demonstrates how Jewish texts serve as an important witness to the formation of image discourse and associated practices of image veneration"...

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Autor principal: Sivertsev, Alexei 1973- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Cambridge University Press [2024]
En:Año: 2024
Críticas:[Rezension von: Sivertsev, Alexei, 1973-, Jews, Christians, and the discourse on images before Iconoclasm] (2025) (Stern, Karen B.)
Otras palabras clave:B Yannai Criticism and interpretation
B Judaism Relations Christianity
B Christianity and other religions Judaism
B Piyutim History and criticism
B Jacob (Biblical patriarch)
B Visual perception History To 1500
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Sumario:"Explores the rise of image as a rhetorical category in Jewish and Christian literature originating between the sixth and eighth centuries. This book demonstrates how Jewish texts serve as an important witness to the formation of image discourse and associated practices of image veneration" --
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:xiv, 278 pages, illustrations, 23 cm
ISBN:978-1-009-42453-0