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Art, Faith and Place in East Anglia: From Prehistory to the Present
T.A. Heslop (Ed.)
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Description for Art, Faith and Place in East Anglia: From Prehistory to the Present
Hardback.
An investigation into the manifestations of religious art in East Anglia and how they are connected to and inspired by their locations. The relationship between religious or spiritual artworks and the locality where such objects are made and used is the central question this volume addresses. While it is a well-known fact that religious artworks, objects and buildings can have a power or agency of their own (iconoclasm, the violent defacement of an object which paradoxically testifies to the fear and loathing it has generated, being an extreme example), the sources of this power are less well understood. It ... Read more
An investigation into the manifestations of religious art in East Anglia and how they are connected to and inspired by their locations. The relationship between religious or spiritual artworks and the locality where such objects are made and used is the central question this volume addresses. While it is a well-known fact that religious artworks, objects and buildings can have a power or agency of their own (iconoclasm, the violent defacement of an object which paradoxically testifies to the fear and loathing it has generated, being an extreme example), the sources of this power are less well understood. It ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843837442
SKU
V9781843837442
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About T.A. Heslop (Ed.)
CHRIS KING is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at the University of Nottingham.
Reviews for Art, Faith and Place in East Anglia: From Prehistory to the Present
An impressive and wide-ranging collection. ... The editors and contributors are to be congratulated on producing a thought-provoking and visually very pleasing book.
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