Format:
Online-Ressource (xvii, 265 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520264258
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0520264266
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9780520264250
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9780520264267
Series Statement:
An S. Mark Taper Foundation book in Jewish studies
Content:
Orthodox by Design, a groundbreaking exploration of religion and media, examines ArtScroll, the world's largest Orthodox Jewish publishing house, purveyor of handsomely designed editions of sacred texts and a major cultural force in contemporary Jewish public life. In the first in-depth study of the ArtScroll revolution, Jeremy Stolow traces the ubiquity of ArtScroll books in local retail markets, synagogues, libraries, and the lives of ordinary users. Synthesizing field research conducted in three local Jewish scenes where ArtScroll books have had an impact-Toronto, London, and New York-along
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Orthodox by Design; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; ONE - AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE; TWO - ARTSCROLL'S PUBLIC LIFE; THREE - PRAYER BOOKS, COOKBOOKS, SELF - HELP BOOKS: DESIGNS FOR KOSHER LIVING; FOUR - MATERIALIZING AUTHENTICITY; FIVE - GRAVITY AND GRAVITAS: A CONCLUDING REFLECTION ON PRINT SCRIPTURALISM IN THE DIGITAL AGE; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version Orthodox by Design : Judaism, Print Politics, and the ArtScroll Revolution
Language:
English
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