Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
A Liberative Theology of Images, Visual Arts and Culture
Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
ISBN: 978-1-84553-172-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Icons provide depictions of God or encounters with the divine that enable reflection and prayer. 'In the Beginning is the Icon' explores the value of these images for a theology of liberation. Iconology, art theory, philosophical aesthetics, art history and anthropology are integrated with rigorous theological reflection to argue that the creation and observation of pictures can have a liberating effect on humanity. In presenting art from across the world, 'In the Beginning is the Icon' reflects the ethnocentricity of both art and religious studies and offers a new cross-cultural approach to the theology of art.
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PrefaceI. What is an image?II. What is art?III. Theological views of artIV. World artV. Aesthetics of liberation ----- towards a contextual theology of artBibliography




