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The Archaeology of Religious Hatred
Eberhard Sauer
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Paperback. In March 2001 the world watched in disbelief as explosives of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban reduced the gigantic Buddha statues at Bamiyan to stone powder. This title shows that the sad material remains of what survived the onslaught of the image-haters form a powerful complement to eyewitness accounts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 col pls, 77 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HDDK; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 540.
In March 2001 the world watched in disbelief as explosives of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban reduced the gigantic Buddha statues at Bamiyan to stone powder. Yet few realise that such religious zeal to 'free' the world from 'pagan' art follows an old tradition. What role did it play in transforming the colourful world of Roman paganism into medieval Christianity? All over the ancient world images have been found which bear deep scar marks from iconoclastic attacks. Beheaded statues and mutilated fragments of images, once the objects of veneration and awe, speak a language as clear as words. As Ebehard Sauer ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752425306
SKU
V9780752425306
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99-10
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