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The Clash of Gods: A Reinterpretation of Early Christian Art - Revised and Expanded Edition

By Thomas F. Mathews

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9780691246994
DOI
10.1515/9780691246994
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
122 MB (127696879 bytes)
Pages
256\250
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 04:59:36

Description

Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. Thomas Mathews explores the many different, often surprising, artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. He challenges the accepted theory of the "Emperor Mystique," which, interpreting Christ as king, derives the vocabulary of Christian art from the propagandistic imagery of the Roman emperor. This revised edition contains a new preface by the author and a new chapter on the origin and development of icons in private domestic cult.

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