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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910817146003321 |
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Titolo |
The visual culture of American religions / / edited by David Morgan & Sally Promey |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-92561-0 |
1-59734-981-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (442 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MorganDavid <1957-> |
PromeySally M. <1953-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Art and religion - United States |
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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. 287-382) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Public Display of Religion; 2. For Christ and the Republic; 3. America's Church; 4. Architecture as Community Service; 5. Catholic Envy; 6. Robert Gober's "Virgin" Installation; 7. Visual Religion in Media Culture; 8. From Presentation to Representation in Sioux Sun Dance Painting; 9. William Sidney Mount and the Hermetic Tradition in American Art ; 10. Transforming Images; 11. Visualizing God's Silence; 12. Greetings from Faith; 13. "When Jesus Handed Me a Ticket" |
14. American Protestant Bible Illustration from Copper Plates to ComputersNotes; Selected Bibliography; Profiles of Archives and Collections; List of Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Contemporary artists have often clashed with conservative American evangelicals in recent years, giving the impression that art and religion are fundamentally at odds. Yet historically, artistic images have played a profound role in American religious life. |
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