Introduction. Jewish religious architecture : from biblical Israel to modern Judaism.

Abstract

Jewish Religious Architecture' explores ways that Jews have expressed their tradition in brick and mortar and wood, in stone and word and spirit. This volume stretches from the biblical Tabernacle to Roman Jerusalem, synagogues spanning two millenia and on to contemporary Judaism. Social historians, cultural historians, art historians and philologists have come together here to present this extraordinary architectural tradition. The multidisciplinary approach employed in 'Jewish Religious Architecture' reveals deep continuities over time, together with the distinctly local? sometimes in surprising ways.(from Summary)