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Record Nr.

UNISA996205696103316

Autore

Gaifman Milette

Titolo

Aniconism in Greek antiquity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-19-174162-0

0-19-964578-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 357 p.) : ill

Collana

Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation Aniconism in Greek antiquity

Disciplina

292.3/7

Soggetti

Idols and images - Greece

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

European Religions - pre-Christian

Greece Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This study explores a phenomenon known as aniconism - the absence of figural images of gods in Greek practised religion and the adoption of aniconic monuments, namely objects such as pillars and poles, to designate the presence of the divine. Shifting our attention from the well-known territories of Greek anthropomorphism and naturalism, it casts new light on the realm of non-figural objects in Greek religious art.