Decapitation and sacrifice: Saint John's head in interdisciplinary perspectives: text, object, medium

This anthology is the result of an interdisciplinary project on the phenomenon of the decapitated head of Saint John the Baptist in its exegetical context, in the material culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and finally in more recent approaches regarding medium studies. Several speciali...

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1. Verfasser: Baert, Barbara 1967- (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Rochmes, Sophia (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
French
Veröffentlicht: Leuven ; Paris ; Bristol, CT Peeters 2017
Schriftenreihe:Art & religion 6
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Zusammenfassung:This anthology is the result of an interdisciplinary project on the phenomenon of the decapitated head of Saint John the Baptist in its exegetical context, in the material culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and finally in more recent approaches regarding medium studies. Several specialists and scholars from these fields were invited to share their most recent conclusions, thus contributing to our understanding of one of the most peculiar events, artifacts and phenomena in West: the rise and fall of a male head as subject of martyrdom, devotion and artistic expression. What emerges from these collected essays is a nuanced understanding of the beheading and presentation of Saint John
Beschreibung:Beiträge teilweise englisch, teilweise französisch
Beschreibung:VI, 244 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9789042934634
9042934638

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