ISBN:
9789004435469
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (XII, 291 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Erscheinungsjahr:
2021
Serie:
Studies in Jewish history and culture volume 67
Serie:
Studies in Jewish history and culture
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als The stranger in early modern and modern Jewish tradition
Schlagwort(e):
Other (Philosophy) Religious aspects
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Strangers Religious aspects
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Judaism
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Judentum
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Fremder
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Geschichte 1500-
Kurzfassung:
"Angels are the ultimate stranger. They come from another world and have a special place in the art of the Russian Jewish painter Marc Chagall (1887-1985). In My Life (1923) the young Chagall recalls one memorable night in Saint-Petersburg. Drifting into sleep in the corner of a room (all he could afford) he suddenly saw the ceiling open and a winged being, surrounded by light and blue air, hovered above him before disappearing through the ceiling again"--
DOI:
10.1163/9789004435469
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