The Female Side of God. Art and Ritual exhibition catalogue describes and explores the visual aspects of the diverse representations of the female side of God. In addition to five essays by renowned scholars in their fields, the catalogue offers a detailed insight into the contemporary art works in the exhibition. This highly topical volume brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on a controversial subject.
The Jewish Museum Frankfurt’s exhibition The Female Side of God traces a cultural historical trajectory from female deities in the Ancient Near East, the female aspects in the notions of God and currents of mysticism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam to religious practices and contemporary issues. For the first time, it presents the relationships between archaeological finds, ceremonial objects, religious writings, and visual art works from the Renaissance to the present day in the nexus of aesthetics and the history of ideas.
Editors:
Eva Atlan, Michaela Feurstein-Prasser, Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, Mirjam Wenzel
Authors:
Eva Atlan, Emily Bilski, Judith Cardozo, Ruth Direktor, Michaela Feurstein-Prasser, Eckart J. Gillen, Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, Moshe Idel, Amelia Jones, Nachtalie Lettner, Susan Nashman Fraiman, Angelika Neuwirth, Lisa Saltzman, Jochen Sander, Sara Soussan, David Sperber, Debra Wacks, Kathleen Wentrack, Mirjam Wenzel
ISBN 978-3-7356-0651-8
23,5 × 29 cm
320 pages
ca. 120 illustrations
Hardcover
languages: German, English
Available from October 2020: 29,90 EUR
Eva Atlan, Michaela Feurstein-Prasser, Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, Mirjam Wenzel
2020
ISBN: 978-3-7356-0651-8
Price: 29,90 EUR