Art of the Sacred (ebook) by Graham Howes, Howes

Art of the Sacred ebook

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The field of 'art and religion' is fast becoming one of the most dynamic areas of religious studies. Uniquely, &quote;The Art of the Sacred&quote; explores the relationship between religion and the visual arts - and vice versa - within Christianity and other major religious traditions. It identifies and describes the main historical, theological, sociological and aesthetic dimensions of 'religi...
Ebook 238,03 DKK
Authors Graham Howes, Howes (author)
Publisher I.B. Tauris
Published 24 November 2006
Length 224 pages
Genres Religious and ceremonial art
Language English
Format epub
DRM LCP
ISBN 9780857731340
The field of 'art and religion' is fast becoming one of the most dynamic areas of religious studies. Uniquely, "e;The Art of the Sacred"e; explores the relationship between religion and the visual arts - and vice versa - within Christianity and other major religious traditions. It identifies and describes the main historical, theological, sociological and aesthetic dimensions of 'religious' art, with particular attention to 'popular' as well as 'high' culture, and within societies of the developing world. It also attempts to locate, and predict, the forms and functions of such art in a changing contemporary context of obligation, modernity, secularism and fundamentalism. The author concentrates on four chief dimensions where religious art and religious belief converge: the iconographic; the didactic; the institutional; and the aesthetic. This clear, well-organised and imaginative treatment of the subject should prove especially attractive to students of religion and visual culture, as well as to artists and art historians.