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OverviewThe proscription against using images in worship sets Judaism, together with Islam, apart from all other religious systems. This work sets out to explain the reasons for this prohibition and to demonstrate how influential it has been in determining important aspects of Jewish thinking. The author argues that the Jewish conceptions of holiness and symbolism, people's relationship with God, and the role of memory in religion, as well as the preference for non-material arts such as music over visual modes of artistic expression within Judaism, have all been profoundly shaped by the prohibition against physical representations of God. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lionel Kochan , Samir AminPublisher: New York University Press Imprint: New York University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.295kg ISBN: 9780814747032ISBN 10: 0814747035 Pages: 229 Publication Date: 01 November 1998 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLionel Kochan has been Littman Lecturer in Jewish Politics at Oxford University and Sherman Lecturer in Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester. His books include Jews, Idols and Messiahs, and The Jewish Renaissance and Some of Its Discontents. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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