Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography

Themes Depicted in Works of Art
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-1-57958-009-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 1150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 3084 g

First published in 1998. The Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography compares the uses of iconographic themes from mythology, the Bible and other sacred texts, literature, and popular culture in works of art through various periods, cultures, and genres. Art historians now tend to study narrative themes depicted in works of art in relation to such subjects as gender and sexuality, politics and power, ownership and possession, ceremony and ritual, legitimacy and authority. The Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography reflects these new approaches by ordering the themes of various iconographic sources in particular biblical, mythological, and literary texts according to these new emphases.Each handsomely illustrated entry discusses the major relevant iconographic narratives and the historical background of each theme. A list of selected works of art that accompanies each essay guides the reader to examples in art that depict the theme under discussion. Each essay includes a list of suggested reading that provides further sources of information about the themes. A general bibliography of reference books is listed separately and can be used in association with all the essays. With 119 entries written by 42 experts, the Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography is an important reference work for art historians, students of art history, artists, and the general reader.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roberts, Helene E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen: Religiöse Themen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editor’s note and guide to usage; alphabetical list of entries; general reading list; encyclopedia entries a–Zz; notes on contributors; index of ancient mythological and historical personages, places, and concepts; index of judeo-christian personages, places, and concepts; index of references to the bible and other sacred books; index of other cultures, religions, and mythologies; index of artists and works of art; index of authors, literary texts, composers, filmmakers, and folktales; index of other names and terms.

Über Autor(innen)

Helene E. Roberts