The Visual Culture of Chabad

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This book is the first full-length study of a complex visual tradition associated with the Hasidic movement of Chabad.

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Chart of Chabad Dynastic Leadership	p. xiii
Author's Note	p. xv
Introduction: Illuminating Hasidism	p. 1
The Face of Hasidism: The Life and Afterlife of Rebbe Portraiture
Hasidic Master Portraits: New Contexts for Conventional Portraits	p. 19
The Rebbe-Heir Portrait	p. 49
R. Yosef Yitzchak and the Rebbishe Photograph	p. 73
The Present Rebbe: Marketing the Messiah	p. 91
The Object of Hasidism: Ancient History and Modern Media
The Geography of the Chabad World Map	p. 129
The Court in America: Branding Buildings and Building Brand	p. 144
Counter-Zionism: The Battle of the Jewish Arts	p. 174
Trademarks of Faith: Chabad and Chanukah in America	p. 204
Postscript: Inside/Outside Chabad Visual Culture	p. 225
Index	p. 235
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