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Making and breaking the gods : Christian responses to pagan sculpture in Late Antiquity / Troels Myrup Kristensen.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kristensen, Troels Myrup, author.
- Series:
- Aarhus studies in Mediterranean antiquity ; 12.
- Aarhus studies in Mediterranean antiquity (ASMA) ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paganism in art.
- Sculpture, Ancient.
- Christian art and symbolism.
- Christianity and other religions--Paganism.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Paganism.
- Paganism--Relations--Christianity.
- Relations.
- Christianity.
- Art and society--History--To 1500.
- Art and society.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations (some color.
- Place of Publication:
- Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, [2013]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction: Driving demons away: the world of Demeas
- Chapter 1: Making and breaking the gods: from Roman visual practices to Christian response
- Making the gods: Roman religion and visual practices
- Breaking the gods: Christian perspectives
- Chapter 2: The semantics of Christian response: pagan sculpture in the sacred spaces of Egypt
- Approaching Egypt
- Christian responses to pagan sculpture in Alexandria
- Christian responses to pagan sculpture in the Nile valley
- Embodied images: representation and response in Egypt
- Christian responses and the transformation of sacred space in Egypt
- Chapter 3: Re-imagining idols: Christian responses to pagan sculpture in the urban spaces of the near east
- Approaching the near east
- Christian response in environments of urban continuity: Palmyra and Scythopolis
- Displaying pagan statues in the contested cityscapes of the near east: Caesarea Maritima and beyond
- The end of the "statue habit" in the near east: pagan statues and bathing culture at Hammat Gader
- Conclusion: Christian response and the viewing culture of late antiquity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-288) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9788771244120
- 8771244123
- Publisher Number:
- 99984198857
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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