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The Passion Story: From Visual Representation to Social Drama
Marcia (Ed) Kupfer
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Paperback. From Visual Representation to Social Drama. BIC Classification: HR. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 948.
No story is more central to Western culture than the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, and none better demonstrates the power of representation in shaping religious faith and practice. The incidence of Passion imagery in diverse media is fundamental to the histories of Christian piety, church politics, and art in European and American societies. At the same time, the visualization and reenactment of Christ's suffering has for centuries been the principal engine generating popular perceptions of Jews and Judaism. The provocative essays collected here, written by eminent scholars with an eye toward the nonspecialist reader, broadly survey ... Read more
No story is more central to Western culture than the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, and none better demonstrates the power of representation in shaping religious faith and practice. The incidence of Passion imagery in diverse media is fundamental to the histories of Christian piety, church politics, and art in European and American societies. At the same time, the visualization and reenactment of Christ's suffering has for centuries been the principal engine generating popular perceptions of Jews and Judaism. The provocative essays collected here, written by eminent scholars with an eye toward the nonspecialist reader, broadly survey ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
968g
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
University Park, United States
ISBN
9780271033433
SKU
V9780271033433
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About Marcia (Ed) Kupfer
Marcia Kupfer is an independent scholar. She is the author of The Art of Healing: Painting for the Sick and the Sinner in a Medieval Town (Penn State, 2003) and Romanesque Wall Painting in Central France: The Politics of Narrative (1993).
Reviews for The Passion Story: From Visual Representation to Social Drama
After reading this powerful collection of essays that so admirably capture one side of the Passion narrative-its images and resulting horror-the reviewer can only hope for a future collection generated by this one that seeks to explore the positive spirituality generated by the Passion and its depiction. -Daniel F. Callahan, Church History Marcia Kupfer has assembled an impressive group ... Read more