Crescent on the Temple (eBook)

The Dome of the Rock as Image of the Ancient Jewish Sanctuary

Pamela Berger (Autor)

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2012
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-23034-7 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;The Crescent on the Temple"e; by Pamela Berger elucidates an obscured tradition-how the Dome of the Rock came to stand for the Temple of Solomon in Christian, Muslim, and Jewish art. The crusaders called the Dome of the Rock the "e;Temple of the Lord,"e; while Muslim imagery depicted Solomon enthroned within the domed structure. Jews knew that the ancient Temple had been destroyed. Nevertheless, in their imagery, they commonly labeled the Muslim shrine "e;The Temple."e; That domed "e;Temple"e; was often represented with a crescent on top. This iconography, long hidden in plain sight, reflects one aspect of an historical affinity between Jews and Muslims.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.6.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• ISBN-10: 90-04-23034-3 / 9004230343
• ISBN-13: 978-90-04-23034-7 / 9789004230347