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- Angels, Devils: The Supernatural and Its Visual Representation
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Central European University Press
- Series: CEU Medievalia
summary
Supernatural phenomena and causalities played an important role in medieval society. Religious practice was relying upon a set of cult images and the sacral status of these depictions of divine or supernatural persons became the object of heated debates and provoked iconoclastic reactions.The miraculous intervention of saints or other divine agents, the wondrous realities beyond understanding, or the manifestations of magic attributed to diabolic forces, were contained by a variety of discourses, described and discussed in religion, philosophy, chronicles, literature and fiction, and also in a large number of pictures and material objects. The nine essays in this collection discusses how supernatural phenomena – especially angels and devils – found visual manifestation in Latin and Eastern Christianity as well as Judaism in the late medieval, early renaissance period.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. 4
- Copyright Page
- p. 5
- Table of Contents
- pp. v-7
- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-x
- Devils in Visual Proximity
- pp. 51-73
- Supernatural Figures Incognito
- pp. 75-91
- Heavenly Envoys: Angels in Jewish Art
- pp. 117-134
- List of Contributors
- pp. 199-211
- Back Cover
- p. 218
Additional Information
ISBN
9786155053238
Related ISBN(s)
9786155053214
MARC Record
OCLC
727721643
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No