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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Sivertsev, Alexei, 1973-, Jews, Christians, and the discourse on images before Iconoclasm] (2025) (Stern, Karen B.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mediterranean area
/ Judaism
/ Christianity
/ Image veneration
/ Iconoclastic controversy
/ Rhetoric
/ History 500-800
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| Further subjects: | 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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Table of Contents Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 278 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-42455-4 |