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This book reveals the rewards of exploring the relationship between art and religion in the first millennium, and the particular problems of comparing the visual cultures of different emergent and established religions of the period in Eurasia - Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and the pagan religions of the Roman world. Most of these became established and remained in play as what are called 'the world religions'. The chapters in this volume show how the long traditions of studying these topics are caught up in complex local, ancestral, colonial and post-colonial discourses and biases, which have made comparison difficult. The study of Late Antiquity turns out also to be an examination of the intellectual histories of modernity.

Art and religion --- Art --- Arts in the church --- Religion and art --- Religion --- History --- Religious aspects

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In this broad historical and critical overview based on a lifetime of scholarship, James Alfred Martin, Jr., examines the development of the concepts of beauty and holiness as employed in theories of aesthetics and of religion. The injunction in the Book of Psalms to "worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness" addressed a tradition that has comprehended holiness primarily in terms of ethical righteousness--a conception that has strongly influenced Western understandings of religion. As the author points out, however, the Greek forbears of Western thought, as well as many Eastern traditions, were and are more broadly concerned with the pursuit of beauty, truth, and goodness as ideals of human excellence, that is, with the "holiness of beauty." In this work Martin describes a philosophical stance that should prove to be most productive for the dialogue between aesthetics and religion.Beginning with the treatment of beauty and holiness in Hebrew, Greek, and classical Christian thought, the author traces the emergence of modern theories of aesthetics and religion in the Enlightenment. He then outlines the role of aesthetics in the theories of religion proposed by Otto, Eliade, van der Leeuw, and Tillich, in the cultural anthropology of Geertz, and in the thought of Santayana, Dewey, Whitehead, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein. In a global context Martin explores the relation of aesthetic theory to religious thought in the traditions of India, China, and Japan and concludes with reflections on the viability of modern aesthetic and religious theory in the light of contemporary cultural and methodological pluralism.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Art and religion. --- Aesthetics --- Art --- Arts in the church --- Religion and art --- Religion --- Religious aspects. --- Religious aspects --- Radio broadcasting Aesthetics

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Chaque année, un cycle de " Grandes Conférences " donne aux enseignants et aux étudiants du Studium de réfléchir ensemble, souvent grâce à des intervenants extérieurs, à des thèmes importants pour le dialogue de l'Église et du monde. Le cycle de l'année 2003-2004 s'est déroulé autour du thème : " Un artiste en quête de Dieu " et a donné le jour à ce recueil. " C'est un fait : depuis l'après-guerre 39-45, les hommes de bonne volonté se désintéressent de plus en plus de l'art contemporain, comme s'il ne les concernait plus réellement, comme s'il s'était définitivement refermé sur lui-même : ils en désertent les lieux d'exposition, les librairies et les salles de concert. Le discours a tellement envahi le champ esthétique qu'il a fini par être adopté par les artistes eux-mêmes, si bien que l'œuvre se présente le plus souvent comme le support d'un "dispositif théorique" aux couleurs variées. Comme on le verra dans les contributions ici rassemblées, une intense expérience esthétique peut être le préalable à une radicale perdition comme à une profonde conversion. De multiples discernements s'imposent alors, auxquels les chrétiens ont le devoir de s'exercer avec l'audace de l'Église des commencements, l'audace de l'Esprit qui précédera toujours la Lettre.

Christianity and art --- Art and religion --- Arts, Modern --- Modern arts --- Art --- Arts in the church --- Religion and art --- Religion --- Catholic Church and art --- Catholic Church --- Religious aspects

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Winner of the the Roman and Tania Ghirshman Prize 2015 by the French Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. This prize was established in 1973 by the donation made by Roman Ghirshman, one of the prominent French archaeologists of Pre-Islamic Iran. It is awarded annually for a publication in the field of Pre-Islamic Iranian Studies. In Intangible Spirits and Graven Images , Michael Shenkar investigates the perception of ancient Iranian deities and their representation in the Iranian cults. This ground-breaking study traces the evolution of the images of these deities, analyses the origin of their iconography, and evaluates their significance. Shenkar also explores the perception of anthropomorphism and aniconism in ancient Iranian religious imagery, with reference to the material evidence and the written sources, and reassesses the value of the Avestan and Middle Persian texts that are traditionally employed to illuminate Iranian religious imagery. In doing so, this book provides important new insights into the religion and culture of ancient Iran prior to the Islamic conquest.

Gods in art. --- Art, Ancient --- Art and religion --- Idols and images --- Art --- Arts in the church --- Religion and art --- Religion --- History --- Religious aspects --- Iran --- Antiquities. --- Civilization

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Religious studies --- Cassirer, Ernst --- Religion --- Religion and culture. --- Art and religion. --- Philosophy. --- Art and religion --- Religion and culture --- Culture and religion --- Culture --- Art --- Arts in the church --- Religion and art --- Philosophy --- Religious aspects --- Cassirer, Ernst, --- Religion - Philosophy.