Taking Offense : Religion, Art, and Visual Culture in Plural Configurations / Anne-Marie Korte, Christiane Kruse, Birgit Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korte, Anne-Marie, author.

Kruse, Christiane, author.

Meyer, Birgit, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blasphemy--History.

Blasphemy.

Blasphemy--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Paderborn, Germany : Wilhelm Fink, 2018.

Summary:

What makes an image offensive? -- This question is addressed in this volume. It explores tensions and debates about offensive images and performative practices in various settings in and beyond Europe. Its basic premise is that a deeper understanding of what is at stake in these tensions and debates calls for a multidisciplinary conversation. The authors focus on images that appear to trigger strongly negative reactions; images that are perceived as insulting or offensive; those subject to taboos and restrictions; or those that are condemned as blasphemous. In light of recurrent acts of violence leveled against images and symbols in the contemporary, globally entangled world, addressing instances of "icono-clash" (Bruno Latour) from a new post-secular, global perspective has become a matter of urgency.

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