In this Book
- Subtle Bodies: Representing Angels in Byzantium
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: University of California Press
- Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage
summary
Throughout the course of Byzantine history, Christian doctrine taught that angels have a powerful place in cosmology. It also taught that angels were immaterial, bodiless, invisible beings. But if that were the case, how could they be visualized and depicted in icons and other works of art? This book describes the strategies used by Byzantine artists to represent the incorporeal forms of angels and the rationalizations in defense of their representations mustered by theologians in the face of iconoclastic opposition. Glenn Peers demonstrates that these problems of representation provide a unique window on Late Antique thought in general.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- One: Issues in Representing Angels
- pp. 13-60
- Five: Apprehending the Archangel Michael
- pp. 157-193
- Conclusion
- pp. 194-208
- Bibliography
- pp. 209-230
- Production Notes
- p. 253
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520925137
Related ISBN(s)
9780520224056
MARC Record
OCLC
55879293
Pages
250
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No