Art and Mysticism : Interfaces in the Medieval and Modern Periods Hardback
Edited by Louise (University of Oxford, UK) Nelstrop, Helen (University of Oxford, UK) Appleton
Part of the Contemporary Theological Explorations in Mysticism series
Hardback
Description
From the visual and textual art of Anglo-Saxon England onwards, images held a surprising power in the Western Christian tradition.
Not only did these artistic representations provide images through which to find God, they also held mystical potential, and likewise mystical writing, from the early medieval period onwards, is also filled with images of God that likewise refracts and reflects His glory.
This collection of essays introduces the currents of thought and practice that underpin this artistic engagement with Western Christian mysticism, and explores the continued link between art and theology. The book features contributions from an international panel of leading academics, and is divided into four sections.
The first section offers theoretical and philosophical considerations of mystical aesthetics and the interplay between mysticism and art.
The final three sections investigate this interplay between the arts and mysticism from three key vantage points.
The purpose of the volume is to explore this rarely considered yet crucial interface between art and mysticism.
It is therefore an important and illuminating collection of scholarship that will appeal to scholars of theology and Christian mysticism as much as those who study literature, the arts and art history.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, 8 Halftones, color; 22 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, color; 22 Illustratio
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/06/2018
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- ISBN:9781138718388
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, 8 Halftones, color; 22 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, color; 22 Illustratio
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/06/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138718388
