Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xvii, 265 p)
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Ausgabe:
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
Serie:
An S. Mark Taper Foundation book in Jewish studies
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
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
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Orthodox by Design : Judaism, Print Politics, and the ArtScroll Revolution
Sprache:
Englisch
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