| In the Beginning Is the Icon: A Liberative Theology of Images, Visual Arts and Culture Contributor(s): Bergmann, Sigurd (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138661058 ISBN-13: 9781138661059 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $68.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 246 |
| Series: Ancient Philosophies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Icons provide depictions of God or encounters with the divine that enable reflection and prayer. 'In the Beginning is the Icon' explores the value of these images for a theology of liberation. Iconology, art theory, philosophical aesthetics, art history and anthropology are integrated with rigorous theological reflection to argue that the creation and observation of pictures can have a liberating effect on humanity. In presenting art from across the world, 'In the Beginning is the Icon' reflects the ethnocentricity of both art and religious studies and offers a new cross-cultural approach to the theology of art. |