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Iconotropy and Cult Images from the Ancient to Modern World

212 Pages 49 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

212 Pages 49 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

212 Pages 49 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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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... Read more

Introduction: Iconotropy and the Alteration of Religious Images

Jorge Tomás García and Sandra Sáenz-López Pérez

1. Sensuous Encounters: The Adornment of Cult Statues in Ancient Greece

Cecilie Brøns

2. Taming the Gorgon: Visual Iconotropy in the Archaic Greek Medusa

Rafael Jackson-Martín

3. The Religion of Theft: Stolen Cult Images in ancient Greek Ritual and Cult

Aaron Beck-Schachter

4. The New Life of Greek Images Outside Greece: The Case of Iberia

Adolfo J. Domínguez

5. What Does an Idol Look Like? Visualizing Idolatry in Late Antique Jewish and Christian Art

Giovanni Gasbarri