Offending art and the sense of touch

This article deals with artistic imagery characterized by an unconventional use of conventional Christian representations of the holy and the sacred and tries to answer the question as to why so many believers feel hurt by this kind of art. It is argued that one can better understand this reaction i...

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Main Author: Verrips, Jojada 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2008]
In: Material religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 204-225
Further subjects:B sense of touch
B Blasphemy
B Art and religion
B Embodiment
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)