The medieval and modern affirmations and denials of the visual Bland, Kalman P. 1942- creator text bibliography Electronic books. nju Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2000 monographic eng 1 online resource (233 pages) 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 modern assumption of Jewish iconophobia that denies to Jewish culture a visual dimension. Kalman Bland synthesizes evidence from medieval Jewish philosophy, mysticism, poetry, biblical commentaries, travelogues, and law, concluding that premodern Jewish intel. Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents. by Kalman P. Bland. Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-228) and index. Images Images Judaism and art History of doctrines Jewish art Jewish aesthetics Jews Intellectual life RELIGION Judaism Rituals & Practice RELIGION Judaism History Beeldende kunsten Visualisatie Esthetica Jodendom BM538.A7 B55 2000eb 296.4/6/09 Bland, Kalman P., 1942- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2000 (DLC) 99044922 (OCoLC)42290488 1400811074 9781400811076 9781400823574 1400823579 1282767003 9781282767003 069108985X 9780691089850 22573/cttt06p JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=360051 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=360051 N$T 030120 20200709055338.0 ocm51478992 eng