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UNINA9910455800503321 |
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Autore |
Peers Glenn |
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Titolo |
Subtle bodies [[electronic resource] ] : representing angels in Byzantium / / Glenn Peers |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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9786612356308 |
0-520-92513-0 |
1-282-35630-5 |
1-59734-924-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (253 p.) |
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Collana |
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The transformation of the classical heritage ; ; 32 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Iconoclasm - Byzantine Empire - History |
Angels - Biblical teaching |
Angels in art |
Angels in literature |
Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Electronic books. |
Byzantine Empire Church history |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-230) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: On the Tension between Theology and Cult -- One. Issues in representing angels -- Two. Arguments against images of angels -- Three. Representing angels -- Four. The veneration of angels and their images -- Five. Apprehending the archangel Michael -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Throughout the course of Byzantine history, Christian doctrine taught that angels have a powerful place in cosmology. It also taught that angels were immaterial, bodiless, invisible beings. But if that were the case, how could they be visualized and depicted in icons and other works of art? This book describes the strategies used by Byzantine artists to represent the incorporeal forms of angels and the rationalizations in defense of their representations mustered by |
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