Making and breaking the gods
Christian responses to Pagan sculpture in late antiquity
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Engelsk
Drawing on both textual and archaeological sources, this book discusses how Christians in Late Antiquity negotiated the sculptural environment of cities and sanctuaries in a variety of ways, ranging f...
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Drawing on both textual and archaeological sources, this book discusses how Christians in Late Antiquity negotiated the sculptural environment of cities and sanctuaries in a variety of ways, ranging from creative transformations to iconoclastic performances. Their responses to pagan sculpture present a rich window into the mechanisms through which society and culture changed under the influence of Christianity. The book thus demonstrates how Christian responses to pagan sculpture rhetorically continued an old tradition of discussing visual practices and the materiality of divine representations. Focusing in particular on the Egypt and the Near East, it furthermore argues that Christian responses encompass much more than mindless violence and need to be contextualised against other social and political developments, as well as local traditions of representation.
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Serie
Forlag
Aahus Universitetsforlag
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0
ISBN
9788771244120
Sprog
Engelsk
Originalsprog
eng
Originaltitel
Making and Breaking the Gods
Udgivelsesdato
03-01-0001
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E-bog
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PDF
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DigitalVandmaerkning
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35498 KB
Varenr.
2169606
EAN nr.
9788771244120
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