Between statues and icons : iconic persons from Antiquity to the early Middle Ages / Vladimir Ivanovici.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ivanovici, Vladimir, author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Contexts of ancient and medieval anthropology ; v. 5.

Contexts of ancient and medieval anthropology, 2698-3079 ; vol. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Art and state--Rome.

Art and state.

Emperors--Rome--Portraits.

Emperors.

Idols and images--Rome.

Idols and images.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvii, 237 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Paderborn, Germany : Brill Sch̲ningh, [2023]

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Methodological Considerations

Status Quaestionis

Chapter 1: Setting the Stage

1.1 Body Language in Early Imperial Society

1.2 Sieging Olympus: Humankind Claims Immortality

1.3 Knowing the Gods: From Cult Statues to Iconic Persons

1.4 Conclusions

Chapter 2: Emperors

2.1 Negotiating Divinity in Rome

2.2 Constructing Iconicity

2.3 From Image of Jupiter to Image of Christ

2.4 Conclusions

Chapter 3: Martyrs

3.1 Paul's Concept of Iconic Living

3.2 Performing Christ in the Arena

3.3 God's Living Temples

3.4 Preserving the Martyrs' Iconicity: Relics

3.5 Preserving the Martyrs' Iconicity: People

3.6 Conclusions

Chapter 4: Initiates

4.1 Visions, Ascensions, and Transformations in Late Antique Initiations

4.2 New Bishops for a New Church

4.3 Making Golden Statues of Christ

4.4 Beyond Baptism

4.5 Conclusions

Chapter 5: Bishops

5.1 From Martyr-bishops to Teacher-bishops

5.2 Rome's Aristocratic Bishops

5.3 Emperor Justinian's Living Mirrors

5.4 Beyond the Living Bishop

5.5 Conclusions

Chapter 6: Stylites

6.1 Living vs. Animated Statues

6.2 Multiplying the Stylite's Body: Eulogia, Relics, Columns

6.3 Preserving the Iconic Body: Icons

6.4 Conclusions

Chapter 7: Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Names

Index of Places

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ivanovici, Vladimir. Between statues and icons.

ISBN:

9783657790821

3657790829

Publisher Number:

40032485971

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.