Iconoclasm and later prehistory / Henry Chapman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chapman, Henry, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Mutilation, defacement, etc--History.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

"Iconoclasm, or the destruction of images and other symbols, is a subject that has significant resonance today. Traditionally focusing on examples such as those from late Antiquity, Byzantium, the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution, iconoclasm implies intentioned attacks that reflect religious or political motivations. However, the evidence highlights considerable variation in intentionality, the types and levels of destruction and the targets attacked. Such variation has been highlighted in recent iconoclasm scholarship and this has resulted in new theoretical frameworks for its study. This book presents the first analysis of iconoclasm for prehistoric periods. Through an examination of the themes of objects, the human body, monuments and landscapes, the book demonstrates how the application of the approaches developed within iconoclasm studies can enrich our understanding of earlier periods in addition to identifying specific events that may be categorised as iconoclastic. Iconoclasm and Later Prehistory combines approaches from two distinct disciplinary perspectives. It presents a new interpretative framework for prehistorians and archaeologists, whilst also providing new case studies and significantly extending the period of interest for readers interested in iconoclasm.?"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Iconoclasm

Breaking objects

Breaking bodies

Breaking monuments

Breaking landscapes

Iconoclasm and later prehistory?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-70974-7

1-315-17723-4

1-351-70973-9

9781315177236

OCLC:

1019661992