Writing on the Wall
Graffiti and the Forgotten Jews of Antiquity
$51.93
- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2021
Summary
Few direct clues exist to the everyday lives and beliefs of ordinary Jews in antiquity. Prevailing perspectives on ancient Jewish life have been shaped largely by the voices of intellectual and social elites, preserved in the writings of Philo and Josephus and the rabbinic texts of the Mishnah and Talmud. Commissioned art, architecture, and formal inscriptions displayed on tombs and synagogues equally reflect the sensibilities of their influential patrons. The perspectives and sentiments of n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691210704 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691210705 |
| Author: | Karen B. Stern |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2021 |
| Weight: | 504g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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“Winner of the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award for Jews and the Arts: Music, Performance, and Visual, of the Association for Jewish Studies”
“Winner of the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award for Jews and the Arts: Music, Performance, and Visual, of the Association for Jewish Studies”“Finalist for the Award for Excellence in the Historical Study of Religion, American Academy of Religion”“This thought-provoking book takes a new approach to the graffiti found in holy sites, tombs and sometimes civic structures.”—Juan P. Lewis, Journal of Religion & Society“This thought-provoking book takes a new approach to the graffiti found in holy sites, tombs and sometimes civic structures, regarding them as words that do things rather than simply record a visit.”—David Frankfurter, Journal of Roman Studies
About The Author
Karen B. Stern
Karen B. Stern is assistant professor of history at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is the author of Inscribing Devotion and Death: Archaeological Evidence for Jewish Populations of North Africa.
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