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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777463803321

Autore

Nelson Robert

Titolo

The spirit of secular art [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the sacramental roots of contemporary artistic values / / Robert Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clayton, Vic., : Monash University ePress, 2007

ISBN

0-9803616-1-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

701.08

Soggetti

Spirituality in art

Art - History

Art - Philosophy

Aesthetics

Secularism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Chapter 1 Secular sacraments and the prestige of art; Chapter 2 Mortal theatre; Chapter 3 Body and blood; Chapter 4 The agonies of spiritual invention; Chapter 5 Substance and sublimity; Chapter 6 The industrial spirit; Chapter 7 Mechanical reproduction; Chapter 8 The new and the true; Chapter 9 In the name of critique; Chapter 10 Globalization of the Indigenous spirit; Chapter 11 Conclusion; References;

Sommario/riassunto

The Spirit of Secular Art: A History of the Sacramental Roots of Contemporary Artistic Values explains the spiritual prestige of art. Various theorists have discussed how art has an aura or indefinable magic. This book explains how, when and why it gained its spiritual properties. The idea that all art is somehow spiritual (even though not religious) is often assumed; this book, while narrating the historical trajectory of art in the most accessible language, reveals how the mysteries of religious practice are abstracted and saved through all stages of secularisation in European culture.    Th