Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Art: An (Un)natural Alliance?
It has already been perceived that religion occupies a "strange place" in contemporary art. The same can be said for the place of contemporary art in religion, especially in Orthodox theology. The main purpose of this paper is 1) to inquire why modern/contemporary art and religion went sep...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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The journal of Eastern Christian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 69, Issue: 1/4, Pages: 333-356 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Orthodox theology
/ The Modern
/ Art
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KDF Orthodox Church |
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| Summary: | It has already been perceived that religion occupies a "strange place" in contemporary art. The same can be said for the place of contemporary art in religion, especially in Orthodox theology. The main purpose of this paper is 1) to inquire why modern/contemporary art and religion went separate ways, and 2) to explore if Orthodox theology and modern/contemporary art can learn from each other and how. The paper offers an analysis of a couple of concepts that are basic both for Orthodox theology (especially Orthodox anthropology) and for some of the major manifestations of modern/contemporary art, such as creation/creativity, freedom, and the communitarian dimension of human (artistic) experience and existence. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Illustration |
| ISSN: | 1783-1555 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Eastern Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/JECS.69.1.3214963 |