The Jew, the Cathedral and the Medieval City

Synagoga and Ecclesia in the Thirteenth Century

Nonfiction, History, European General, Art & Architecture, General Art
Cover of the book The Jew, the Cathedral and the Medieval City by Nina Rowe, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Nina Rowe ISBN: 9781139234108
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: April 4, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Nina Rowe
ISBN: 9781139234108
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: April 4, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

In the thirteenth century, sculptures of Synagoga and Ecclesia - paired female personifications of the Synagogue defeated and the Church triumphant - became a favoured motif on cathedral façades in France and Germany. Throughout the preceding centuries, the Jews of northern Europe prospered financially and intellectually, a trend that ran counter to the long-standing Christian conception of Jews as relics of the prehistory of the Church. In this book, Nina Rowe examines the sculptures as defining elements in the urban Jewish-Christian encounter. She locates the roots of the Synagoga-Ecclesia motif in antiquity and explores the theme's public manifestations at the cathedrals of Reims, Bamberg, and Strasbourg, considering each example in relation to local politics and culture. Ultimately, she demonstrates that royal and ecclesiastical policies to restrain the religious, social, and economic lives of Jews in the early thirteenth century found a material analog in lovely renderings of a downtrodden Synagoga, placed in the public arena of the city square.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the thirteenth century, sculptures of Synagoga and Ecclesia - paired female personifications of the Synagogue defeated and the Church triumphant - became a favoured motif on cathedral façades in France and Germany. Throughout the preceding centuries, the Jews of northern Europe prospered financially and intellectually, a trend that ran counter to the long-standing Christian conception of Jews as relics of the prehistory of the Church. In this book, Nina Rowe examines the sculptures as defining elements in the urban Jewish-Christian encounter. She locates the roots of the Synagoga-Ecclesia motif in antiquity and explores the theme's public manifestations at the cathedrals of Reims, Bamberg, and Strasbourg, considering each example in relation to local politics and culture. Ultimately, she demonstrates that royal and ecclesiastical policies to restrain the religious, social, and economic lives of Jews in the early thirteenth century found a material analog in lovely renderings of a downtrodden Synagoga, placed in the public arena of the city square.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Understanding Labor and Employment Law in China by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book Breast Cancer by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book Race, Nation, and Citizenship in Postcolonial Africa by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book The Politics of Nation-Building by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book The Invention of Tradition by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book Early Medieval Britain by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book Making Waves by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book Descriptive Taxonomy by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book Salt Production and Social Hierarchy in Ancient China by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book The Death of Jesus in Matthew by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book The Cambridge History of Judaism: Volume 8, The Modern World, 1815–2000 by Nina Rowe
Cover of the book From Solidarity to Geopolitics by Nina Rowe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy