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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nirenberg, David, 1964- author.

Series:

Mandel lectures in the humanities at Brandeis University

The Mandel lectures in the humanities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Relations--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

Relations.

Christianity.

Judaism in art.

Christian art and symbolism.

Judaism in literature.

Christian literature--History and criticism.

Christian literature.

Interfaith relations.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 230 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2015]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Troubling transcendence

Painting between Christianity and Judaism

Every poet is a Jew

Judaism as political concept.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-219) and index.

ISBN:

9781611687774

1611687772

9781611687781

1611687780

OCLC:

894931601