Making and Breaking the Gods : Christian Responses to Pagan Sculpture in Late Antiquity /

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The basic premise of the book at hand is that there is meaning to be 'excavated' (in both meanings of the word) from Christian responses to pagan sculpture in the period from the fourth to the sixth century. More than mindless acts of religious violence by fanatical mobs, these responses a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kristensen, Troels Myrup (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kristen konst och symbolik.
Skulptur > historia.
Rezeption
Plastik
Kunst
Götter > Motiv
Gesellschaft
Frühchristentum
Bilderverehrung
Antike
Sculpture, Ancient.
Paganism in art.
Paganism.
Interfaith relations.
Christianity.
Christian art and symbolism.
Art and society.
Christianisme > Relations > Paganisme.
Sculpture antique.
Paganisme dans l'art.
Art and society > History > To 1500.
Paganism > Relations > Christianity.
Christianity and other religions > Paganism.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Making and breaking the gods: from Roman visual practices to Christian response
  • The semantics of Christian response: pagan sculpture in the sacred spaces of Egypt
  • Re-imagining idols: Christian responses to pagan sculpture in the urban spaces of the near east

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