From idols to icons: the rise of the devotional image in Early Christianity
Early Christian condemnation of idols -- Aniconism : in defense of the invisible god -- Epiphanies : encountering the visible god -- Early Christian pictorial art : from sacred narratives to holy portraits -- Holy portraits : controversies and commendation -- The true likeness -- Miraculous and medi...
| Published in: | Christianity in late antiquity |
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| Subtitles: | From idols to icons - the emergence of Christian devotional images in Late Antiquity |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of Californiarnia Press
[2022]
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Christianity in late antiquity (12)
Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Christianity in late antiquity
12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christian art
/ Icon
/ History 300-700
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| Further subjects: | B
Image of God
B Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500 B Art, Early Christian B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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| Summary: | Early Christian condemnation of idols -- Aniconism : in defense of the invisible god -- Epiphanies : encountering the visible god -- Early Christian pictorial art : from sacred narratives to holy portraits -- Holy portraits : controversies and commendation -- The true likeness -- Miraculous and mediating portraits -- Materiality, visuality, and spiritual insight. "From Idols to Icons tells the fascinating history of the dramatic shift in Christian attitudes toward sacred images from the third through the early seventh century. From attacks on the cult images of polytheism to the emergence of Christian narrative iconography to the appearance of portrait type representations of holy figures, this book examines the primary theological critiques as well as defenses of holy images in light of the surviving material evidence for early Christian visual art. Against the assumption that fourth- and fifth-century Christians simply forgot or ignored their predecessors' censure and reverted to more alluring pagan practices, Robin M. Jensen contends that each stage of this profound change was uniquely Christian. Through a careful consideration of the cult of saints' remains, devotional portraits, and pilgrimage to sacred sites, Jensen shows how the Christian devotion to holy images came to be rooted in their evolving conviction that the divinity was accessible in and through visible objects. Even the briefest glance at a museum's holdings or an introductory textbook demonstrates how profoundly influential this belief would be on the course of Western art for the next fifteen hundred years"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0520345428 |