In the Beginning is the Icon

A Liberative Theology of Images, Visual Arts and Culture

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

Av Sigurd Bergmann

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Icons provide depictions of God or encounters with the divine that enable reflection and prayer. 'In the Beginning is the Icon' explores the value of these images for a theology of liberation. Iconology, art theory, philosophical aesthetics, art history and anthropology are integrated with rigorous theological reflection to argue that the creation and observation of pictures can have a liberating effect on humanity. In presenting art from across the world, 'In the Beginning is the Icon' reflects the ethnocentricity of both art and religious studies and offers a new cross-cultural approach to the theology of art.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-04-01
Mått189 x 246 x 17 mm
Vikt530 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781845531720

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"...Bergmann lays out a fascinating and reflective outline of scholarship so far within the broader field of art theology or theological aesthetics."Jonathan Koestle-Cate, ACE Trust"Sigurd Bergmann’s book In the beginning is the icon, with the subtitle A liberative theology of images, visual arts and culture, presents an alternate perspective in the approach to visual arts in relation to religious belief."Marina Vicelja, IKON