{"product_id":"visual-judaism-in-late-antiquity-lee-i-levine-9780300100891","title":"Visual Judaism in Late Antiquity: Historical Contexts of Jewish Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful survey of Jewish visual culture in the Late Roman and Byzantine eras\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A new type of Jewish art emerged in Late Antiquity, when artists produced visual depictions that had not existed earlier within a Jewish context--figural images (including pagan motifs), biblical scenes, and religious symbols. \u003ci\u003eVisual Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e locates this phenomenon in the wider context of Late Antiquity, revealing new insights into the role of visual culture in Jewish society, in which individual communities determined what forms of artistic expression would be displayed in their synagogues. Following introductory chapters surveying Jewish art over fifteen hundred years, down to the third century CE, author Lee I. Levine focuses on the wealth of archaeological, artistic, and textual material from the third to seventh century, demonstrating how this artistic activity responded to new historical circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee I. Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300100892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300100891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.30w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2013 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013","brand":"Lee I. Levine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898196779263,"sku":"9780300100891","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_119ca907-772f-4f51-b51c-df4ad0b60089.jpg?v=1721375729","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/visual-judaism-in-late-antiquity-lee-i-levine-9780300100891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}