Making and Breaking the Gods : Christian Responses to Pagan Sculpture in Late Antiquity
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity
ISBN-10
8771240896
ISBN-13
9788771240894
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Imprint
Aarhus University Press
Country of Manufacture
DK
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 30th, 2013
Print length
297 Pages
Weight
966 grams
Dimensions
24.40 x 18.00 x 2.80 cms
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Exploring Late Antique transformations, the book delves into how Christians reshaped urban and sanctuary sculpture through creative reinterpretations and iconoclastic maneuvers. It sheds light on evolving cultural dynamics in Egypt and the Near East, revealing intricate links between tradition and visual expression.
Drawing on both textual and archaeological sources, this book discusses how Christians in Late Antiquity negotiated the sculptural environment of cities and sanctuaries in a variety of ways, ranging from creative transformations to iconoclastic performances. Their responses to pagan sculpture present a rich window into the mechanisms through which society and culture changed under the influence of Christianity. The book thus demonstrates how Christian responses to pagan sculpture rhetorically continued an old tradition of discussing visual practices and the materiality of divine representations. Focusing in particular on the Egypt and the Near East, it furthermore argues that Christian responses encompass much more than mindless violence and need to be contextualised against other social and political developments, as well as local traditions of representation.
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