Ancient near Eastern Iconography and the Bible : Erwin Panofsky and Othmar Keel in Dialogue / edited by Hans Ulrich Steymans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steymans, Hans Ulrich, editor.

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Keel, Othmar, 1937-.

Keel, Othmar.

Panofsky, Erwin, 1892-1968.

Panofsky, Erwin.

Christian art and symbolism.

Idols and images.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Examines the dilemma of whether ancient Near Eastern images - while providing unique aspects of the world-views of the cultures from which the Bible arose - can be interpreted in a way that traceably relates them to the biblical text. To avoid the danger of using images merely as illustrations for concepts found in the Bible, one first needs to behold the image with its own right to been seen. The essays within this volume describe the methods developed by Othmar Keel for bringing imagery into a dialogue with texts from the ancient Orient and their own interpretation, including previously unpublished material from Keel. The contributions begin with an overview of the scholarly work of Keel and the development of his aims and methods, including a revision of an article dealing with semiology in the interpretation of art. The book proceeds to address the research history of iconology in art history, presenting the methodology of Erwin Panofsky and one of his influential predecessors, Charles Clermont-Ganneau, in contrast with Keel's three methodological steps leading from iconographic analysis to iconology. Contributors then present two case studies of how Keel's method can be applied to interpret Egyptian and Mesopotamian images, allowing insights into the worldview of an ancient culture and the aim of iconology. The book concludes with a report about how iconographic analysis and iconology is taught on University level.

Contents:

Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations List of Contributors Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction: Othmar Keel's Legacy in Context - Hans Ulrich Steymans, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Chapter 2: The Work of Othmar Keel - Izaak de Hulter, University of Helsinki, Finland Chapter 3: Signs and Sign Systems - Othmar Keel, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Part I: Iconography and Iconology Chapter 4: The Iconography of Erwin Panofsky Between Continuity and Change - Raffaele Argenziano, University of Sienna, Italy Chapter 5: First Iconographical Step: Motifs - Othmar Keel, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Chapter 6: Second Iconographical Step: Constellations - Othmar Keel, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Chapter 7: Charles Clermont-Ganneau: A Methodology of Iconology before Panofsky - Francesca Onnis, University of Lyon II Louis Lumière, France Chapter 8: A Pictorial Narrative Interpreted According to Othmar Keel's Third Step leading to Iconology - Hans Ulrich Steymans, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Part II: Othmar Keel's Method Applied Chapter 9: Problems of Iconographic Interpretation when Starting - Othmar Keel and Florien Lippke, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Chapter 10: An Archer aiming at a Monster or Ninurta's fight against Anzu: Constellations Perceived as a link between Image and Text - Hans Ulrich Steymans and Pavel Zupan, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Chapter 11: Teaching iconographic analysis and iconology according to the Fribourg School at Bern and Zurich - Patrick Wyssmann, Institute of Biblical Studies, Bern, Switzerland

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780567691859

0567691853

9780567691842

0567691845

OCLC:

1452764369