Subtle bodies [[electronic resource] ] : representing angels in Byzantium / / Glenn Peers |
Autore | Peers Glenn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 235/.3/088219 |
Collana | The transformation of the classical heritage |
Soggetto topico |
Iconoclasm - Byzantine Empire - History
Angels - Biblical teaching Angels in art Angels in literature Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Soggetto non controllato |
aesthetics
ancient world angels in art angels in literature angels archangel art barberini diptych bible bodies byzantine art byzantium cherub cherubim church doctrine divinity early christian theology early church embodiment folk belief folk religion greece hagiography hellenism iconoclasm icons literature madonna magritte michael middle ages religion religious practices saints legends saints lives saints sarcophagus theology unrepresentable virgin and child |
ISBN |
9786612356308
0-520-92513-0 1-282-35630-5 1-59734-924-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780589203321 |
Peers Glenn | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Subtle bodies : representing angels in Byzantium / / Glenn Peers |
Autore | Peers Glenn |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 235/.3/088219 |
Collana | The transformation of the classical heritage |
Soggetto topico |
Iconoclasm - Byzantine Empire - History
Angels - Biblical teaching Angels in art Angels in literature Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Soggetto non controllato |
aesthetics
ancient world angels in art angels in literature angels archangel art barberini diptych bible bodies byzantine art byzantium cherub cherubim church doctrine divinity early christian theology early church embodiment folk belief folk religion greece hagiography hellenism iconoclasm icons literature madonna magritte michael middle ages religion religious practices saints legends saints lives saints sarcophagus theology unrepresentable virgin and child |
ISBN |
9786612356308
0-520-92513-0 1-282-35630-5 1-59734-924-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248207603316 |
Peers Glenn | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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