The wide-ranging portrayal of modern Jewishness in artistic terms invites scrutiny into the relationship between creativity and the formation of Jewish identity and into the complex issue of what makes a work of art uniquely Jewish. Whether it is the provenance of the artist, as in the case of popular Israeli singer Zehava Ben, the intention of the iconography, as in Ben Shahn's antifascist paintings, or the utopian ideals of the Jewish Palestine Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair, clearly no single formula for defining Jewish art in the diaspora will suffice.
The Art of Being Jewish in Modern Times is the first work to analyze modern Jewry's engagement with the arts as a whole, including music, theater, dance, film, museums, architecture, painting, sculpture, and more. Working with a broad conception of what counts as art, the book asks the following questions: What roles have commerce and politics played in shaping Jewish artistic agendas? Who determines the Jewishness of art and for what purposes? What role has aesthetics played in reshaping religious traditions and rituals?
This richly illustrated volume illuminates how the arts have helped Jews confront the various challenges of modernity, including cultural adaptation and self-preservation, economic diversification, and ritual transformation. There truly is an art to being Jewish in the modern world—or, alternatively, an art to being modern in the Jewish world—and this collection fully captures its range, diversity, and historical significance.
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Descrizione libro Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. This richly illustrated volume illuminates how the arts have helped Jews confront the challenges of modernity. There truly is an art to being Jewish in the modern world-or, alternatively, an art to being modern in the Jewish world-and this collection fully captures its range, diversity, and historical significance. Codice articolo B9780812220476
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Descrizione libro PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo FW-9780812220476
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. This richly illustrated volume illuminates how the arts have helped Jews confront the challenges of modernity. There truly is an art to being Jewish in the modern world-or, alternatively, an art to being modern in the Jewish world-and this collection fully captures its range, diversity, and historical significance. Editor(s): Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara; Karp, Jonathan. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 464 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: HRJP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786. . 2008. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo V9780812220476
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. This richly illustrated volume illuminates how the arts have helped Jews confront the challenges of modernity. There truly is an art to being Jewish in the modern world-or, alternatively, an art to being modern in the Jewish world-and this collection fully captures its range, diversity, and historical significance. Editor(s): Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara; Karp, Jonathan. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 464 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: HRJP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786. . 2008. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . Codice articolo V9780812220476