Images of Cult and Devotion
Title | Images of Cult and Devotion PDF eBook |
Author | Søren Kaspersen |
Publisher | Museum Tusculanum Press |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9788772899039 |
Medieval pilgrims not only worshipped relics, they also venerated statues and paintings. These images or idols' were of particular importance in the day-to-day religion of ordinary people judged superstitious by the Church.
The cult of female saints
Title | The cult of female saints PDF eBook |
Author | Paola Tinagli |
Publisher | |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 1997 |
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From Idols to Icons
Title | From Idols to Icons PDF eBook |
Author | Robin M. Jensen |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2022-09-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0520975731 |
Even the briefest glance at an art museum’s holdings or an introductory history textbook demonstrates the profound influence of Christian images and art. 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 and defenses of holy images in light of the surviving material evidence for early Christian visual art. Against the previous 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 cults of saints’ remains, devotional portraits, and pilgrimages to sacred sites, Jensen shows how the Christian devotion to holy images came to be rooted in their evolving conviction that the divine was accessible in and through visible objects.
Shaping and Maintaining Devotion
Title | Shaping and Maintaining Devotion PDF eBook |
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Release | 2007 |
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Likeness and Presence
Title | Likeness and Presence PDF eBook |
Author | Hans Belting |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 692 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780226042152 |
Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the Holy. the faithful believed that these images served as relics and were able to work miracles, deliver oracles, and bring victory to the battlefield. In this magisterial book, Hans Belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its changing role--from surrogate for the represented image to an original work of art--in European culture. Likeness and Presence looks at the beliefs, superstitions, hopes, and fears that come into play as people handle and respond to sacred images, and presents a compelling interpretation of the place of the image in Western history. -- Back cover
Signs of Devotion
Title | Signs of Devotion PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Blanton |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2010-11-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0271047984 |
Marian Devotion in the Late Middle Ages
Title | Marian Devotion in the Late Middle Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Andrea-Bianka Znorovszky |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2022-04-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1000579492 |
By the late Middle Ages, manifestations of Marian devotion had become multifaceted and covered all aspects of religious, private and personal life. Mary becomes a universal presence that accompanies the faithful on pilgrimage, in dreams, as holy visions, and as pictorial representations in church space and domestic interiors. The first part of the volume traces the development of Marian iconography in sculpture, panel paintings, and objects, such as seals, with particular emphasis on Italy, Slovenia and the Hungarian Kingdom. The second section traces the use of Marian devotion in relation to space, be that a country or territory, a monastery or church or personal space, and explores the use of space in shaping new liturgical practices, new Marian feasts and performances, and the bodily performance of ritual objects.