The visual culture of American religions [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David Morgan & Sally M. Promey

• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : University of California Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (442 p.)
• Disciplina: 291.3/7
• Soggetto topico: Art and religion - United States; Visual Arts - General; Visual Arts; Art, Architecture & Applied Arts; Art and religion
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): MorganDavid <1957->; PromeySally M. <1953->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The visual culture of American religions
• ISBN: 0-520-92561-0; 1-59734-981-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455024803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II