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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824185003321

Autore

Nirenberg David <1964->

Titolo

Aesthetic theology and its enemies : Judaism in Christian painting, poetry, and politics / / David Nirenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Brandeis University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-61168-778-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages)

Collana

The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities

Disciplina

700/.48296

Soggetti

Christianity and other religions - Relations - Judaism

Judaism - Relations - Christianity

Judaism in art

Christian art and symbolism

Christian literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Troubling transcendence -- Painting between Christianity and Judaism -- Every poet is a Jew -- Judaism as political concept.

Sommario/riassunto

"Established the way in which Christian cultures has been regarded as "threatened" by Judaism and describes how arts of representation legitimated themselves as Christian by defending themselves against this threat"--