Jewish Blues : : A History of a Color in Judaism / / Gadi Sagiv.
Jewish Blues presents a broad cultural, social, and intellectual history of the color blue in Jewish life between the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries. Bridging diverse domains such as religious law, mysticism, eschatology, as well as clothing and literature, this book contends that, by way of a...
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Sagiv, Gadi, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Jewish Blues : A History of a Color in Judaism / Gadi Sagiv. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource (252 p.) : 14 color images (insert) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Jewish Culture and Contexts Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Materiality of Blue in Premodern Judaism -- Chapter 2. Tekhelet in Medieval Jewish Mysticism: Cosmology, Theology, and Vision -- Chapter 3. Blue Garments in Early Modern Judaism: Between Kabbalistic Symbolism and Social Practice -- Chapter 4. The Modern Renaissance of the Tekhelet Dye -- Chapter 5. Reactions to Modern Tekhelet: Blue as a Sociocultural Challenge -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Jewish Blues presents a broad cultural, social, and intellectual history of the color blue in Jewish life between the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries. Bridging diverse domains such as religious law, mysticism, eschatology, as well as clothing and literature, this book contends that, by way of a protracted process, the color blue has constituted a means through which Jews have understood themselves.In ancient Jewish texts, the term for blue, tekhelet, denotes a dye that serves Jewish ritual purposes. Since medieval times, however, Jews gradually ceased to use tekhelet in their ritual life. In the nineteenth century, however, interest in restoring ancient dyes increased among European scholars. In the Jewish case, rabbis and scientists attempted to reproduce the ancient tekhelet dye. The resulting dyes were gradually accepted in the ritual life of many Orthodox Jews. In addition to being a dye playing a role in Jewish ritual, blue features prominently in the Jewish mystical tradition, in Jewish magic and popular custom, and in Jewish eschatology. Blue is also representative of the Zionist movement, and it is the only chromatic color in the national flag of the State of Israel.Through the study of the changing roles and meanings attributed to the color blue in Judaism, Jewish Blues sheds new light on the power of a visual symbol in shaping the imagination of Jews throughout history. The use of the color blue continues to reflect pressing issues for Jews in our present era, as it has become a symbol of Jewish modernity. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) Cabala Color. Color. Colors Religious aspects Judaism. Symbolism of colors. History of Jewish People and Culture. Interdisciplinary-Jewish Studies. Religion-Judaism. HISTORY / Jewish. bisacsh Isaac Herzog. Jewish Enlightenment. Jewish history. State of Israel. bible. clothing. culture. dye. hasidism hasidic. kabbalah. magic. medieval. messianism messianic. modern. mysticism. orthodox. rabbinic. symbolism. tabernacle. tassels. tekhelet. temple. theocracy. tsitsit. zionism zionist. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 English 9783111319131 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 9783111318189 ZDB-23-DEG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110791372 https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512823387?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781512823387 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781512823387/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Materiality of Blue in Premodern Judaism -- Chapter 2. Tekhelet in Medieval Jewish Mysticism: Cosmology, Theology, and Vision -- Chapter 3. Blue Garments in Early Modern Judaism: Between Kabbalistic Symbolism and Social Practice -- Chapter 4. The Modern Renaissance of the Tekhelet Dye -- Chapter 5. Reactions to Modern Tekhelet: Blue as a Sociocultural Challenge -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Materiality of Blue in Premodern Judaism -- Chapter 2. Tekhelet in Medieval Jewish Mysticism: Cosmology, Theology, and Vision -- Chapter 3. Blue Garments in Early Modern Judaism: Between Kabbalistic Symbolism and Social Practice -- Chapter 4. The Modern Renaissance of the Tekhelet Dye -- Chapter 5. Reactions to Modern Tekhelet: Blue as a Sociocultural Challenge -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
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