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The Christ Child in Medieval Culture: Alpha es et O!
Mary Dzon
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Description for The Christ Child in Medieval Culture: Alpha es et O!
Paperback. The Christ Child in Medieval Culture is the first interdisciplinary investigation of how representations of the Christ Child were conceptualized and employed in this period. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; HBG; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
The cult of the Christ Child flourished in late medieval Europe across lay and religious, as well as geographic and cultural boundaries. Depictions of Christ's boyhood are found throughout popular culture, visual art, and literature. The Christ Child in Medieval Culture is the first interdisciplinary investigation of how representations of the Christ Child were conceptualized and employed in this period. The contributors to this unique volume analyse depictions of the Christ Child through a variety of frameworks, including the interplay of mortality and divinity, the medieval conceit of a suffering ... Read more
The cult of the Christ Child flourished in late medieval Europe across lay and religious, as well as geographic and cultural boundaries. Depictions of Christ's boyhood are found throughout popular culture, visual art, and literature. The Christ Child in Medieval Culture is the first interdisciplinary investigation of how representations of the Christ Child were conceptualized and employed in this period. The contributors to this unique volume analyse depictions of the Christ Child through a variety of frameworks, including the interplay of mortality and divinity, the medieval conceit of a suffering ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442628908
SKU
V9781442628908
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About Mary Dzon
Mary Dzon is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Tennessee. Theresa Kenney is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Dallas.
Reviews for The Christ Child in Medieval Culture: Alpha es et O!
'The book is highly relevant for those interested in the Middle Ages, the history of Christianity, as well as religion and the arts; it can be an interesting point of departure for future studies on the construction of childhood in the West.'
Daniel S enz Journal of Religion and Culture 'Meticulously documented and edited, this book provides an impressively ... Read more
Daniel S enz Journal of Religion and Culture 'Meticulously documented and edited, this book provides an impressively ... Read more