Iconotropy and Cult Images from the Ancient to Modern World (Routledge Research in Art and Religion)

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Synopsis
The book examines the process of symbolic and material alteration of religious images in antiquity, the middle ages and the modern period. The process by which the form and meaning of images are modified and adapted for a new context is defined by a large number of spiritual, religious, artistic, geographical or historical circumstances. This book provides a defined theoretical framework for these symbolic and material alterations based on the concept of iconotropy; that is, the way in which images change and/or alter their meaning. Iconotropy is a key concept in religious history, particularly for periods in which religious changes, often turbulent, took place. In addition, the iconotropic process of appropriating cult images brought with it changes in the materiality of those images. Numerous accounts from antiquity, the middle ages and the modern period detail how cult images were involved in such processes of misinterpretation, both symbolically and materially.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual culture and religious history.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
202 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000574180
Related ISBNs:
9781032030654, 9781003186502, 9781032030661, 9781032030654, 9781003186502, 9781000574210
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
N/A
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Religion and Spirituality
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Jorge Tomás García
Edited by:
Sandra Sáenz-López Pérez

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