Keeping Custody of the Eyes: Dangers of the Gaze in Augustine's Consideration of Visual Image
Augustine’s concern about the influence of witnessing brutal spectacles upon the human soul is expressed when he recounts his friend Alypius’s addiction to the arena in Confessions, Book 6. He elaborates this concern in several sermons and argues that the simple act of looking at certain kinds of im...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
Published: |
2018
|
In: |
Journal of religion & society. Supplement
Year: 2018, Volume: 15, Pages: 128-137 |
Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |