Sacred stimulus: Jerusalem in the visual Christianization of Rome

How did early Christian Rome deal with the fact that Christ was never there? Sacred Stimulus is about the effect Jerusalem had on the formulation of Christian art in Rome during the fourth and fifth centuries. It deals with the visual Christianization of Rome from an almost neglected perspective: no...

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1. Verfasser: Noga-Banai, Galit 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:Oxford studies in late antiquity
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Zusammenfassung:How did early Christian Rome deal with the fact that Christ was never there? Sacred Stimulus is about the effect Jerusalem had on the formulation of Christian art in Rome during the fourth and fifth centuries. It deals with the visual Christianization of Rome from an almost neglected perspective: not in comparison to pagan art in Rome, not as reflecting the struggle with Constantinople, but rather as visual expressions of the idea of Jerusalem and its holy sites and traditions
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: 2018. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN:9780190874681
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190874650.001.0001