The stranger in early modern and modern Jewish tradition /
"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 co...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | anglès |
| Publicat: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2021]
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| Col·lecció: | Studies in Jewish history and culture ;
v. 67. |
| Accés en línia: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3064451 |
| Sumari: | "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"-- |
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| Descripció física: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004435468 9789004435469 9789004435452 |