Decapitation and sacrifice: Saint John's head in interdisciplinary perspectives : text, object, medium
This anthology is the result of an interdisciplinary project on the phenomenon of the decapitated head of Saint John the Baptist in its exegetical context, in the material culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and finally in more recent approaches regarding medium studies. Several speciali...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English French |
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| Published: |
Leuven Paris Bristol, CT
Peeters
2017
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| In: |
Art & Religion (6)
Year: 2017 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Art & Religion
6 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
John the Baptist
/ Head (Motif)
/ Christian literature
/ Christian art
/ History
B Head of John the Baptist on a platter |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
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| Summary: | This anthology is the result of an interdisciplinary project on the phenomenon of the decapitated head of Saint John the Baptist in its exegetical context, in the material culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and finally in more recent approaches regarding medium studies. Several specialists and scholars from these fields were invited to share their most recent conclusions, thus contributing to our understanding of one of the most peculiar events, artifacts and phenomena in West: the rise and fall of a male head as subject of martyrdom, devotion and artistic expression. What emerges from these collected essays is a nuanced understanding of the beheading and presentation of Saint John |
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| ISBN: | 9042934638 |