Download e-book for iPad: Orthodox by Design: Judaism, Print Politics, and the by Jeremy Stolow

By Jeremy Stolow

ISBN-10: 0520264258

ISBN-13: 9780520264250

ISBN-10: 0520264266

ISBN-13: 9780520264267

Orthodox through Design, a groundbreaking exploration of faith and media, examines ArtScroll, the world’s biggest Orthodox Jewish publishing apartment, purveyor of handsomely designed versions of sacred texts and an incredible cultural strength in modern Jewish public lifestyles. within the first in-depth examine of the ArtScroll revolution, Jeremy Stolow lines the ubiquity of ArtScroll books in neighborhood retail markets, synagogues, libraries, and the lives of normal clients. Synthesizing box learn performed in 3 neighborhood Jewish scenes the place ArtScroll books have had an impact—Toronto, London, and New York—along with shut readings of key ArtScroll texts, promotional fabrics, and the Jewish blogosphere, he exhibits how using those books displays a broader cultural shift within the authority and public effect of Orthodox Judaism. fidgeting with the idea that of layout, Stolow’s learn additionally outlines a clean theoretical method of print tradition and illuminates how evolving applied sciences, fabric types, and forms of mediated verbal exchange give a contribution to new styles of spiritual identity, perform, and power.

Finalist for the nationwide Jewish ebook Award within the scholarship type, Jewish e-book Council

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