| Art as Theology: From the Postmodern to the Medieval Contributor(s): Andreapoulos, Andreas (Author) |
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ISBN: 184553171X ISBN-13: 9781845531713 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: This study attempts to bring together a number of ideas and problems from various parts of the academic spectrum. In the first part of the hypothesis the writer expounds the view that art lost its sacred character in the late Middle Ages. Theories of religious art from the ancient Jewish drama and the Greek tragedy to the Renaissance are examined, which illustrate two different kinds of relationship between art and religion, and the way they developed from Jewish art and Greek tragedy to the Byzantine icon and the medieval Cathedral. Patristic sources are used to explore the connection between art and religion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious |
| Dewey: 701.08 |
| LCCN: 2006009193 |
| Series: Cross Cultural Theologies |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.37" W x 8.51" (0.55 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Religion and spirituality are key aspects of the contemporary art scene. Following Ronald Barthes' 'death of the author' - which argued for the dissociation of work from creator - works of art have withdrawn as independent objects, giving way to a growing religious awareness or practice. 'Art and Theology' examines the connection between art and religion in ancient Jewish drama, Greek tragedy, the Renaissance, the Byzantine icon and the medieval cathedral. The book explores how art lost its sacred character in the late Middle Ages and how the current withdrawal or 'death' of art and the fusion of the limits of art and life are consistent with the medieval view of the religious icon. |