Jewish Blues: A History of a Color in Judaism

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Materiality of Blue in Premodern Judaism -- Chapter 2. Tekhelet in Medieval Jewish Mysticism: Cosmology, Theology, and Vision -- Chapter 3. Blue Garments in Early Modern Judaism: Between Kabbalistic Symbolism and Social Practice -- Color Plates -- Chapter 4. The Modern Renaissance of the Tekhelet Dye -- Chapter 5. Reactions to Modern Tekhelet: Blue as a Sociocultural Challenge -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments