The Passion Story: From Visual Representation to Social Drama - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0271033436 ISBN 13 : 9780271033433

Editeur : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2011

Synopsis

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 the depiction and dramatization of the Passion and consider the significance of this representational focus for both Christians and Jews. This anthology provides a unique, multifaceted overview of a subject of enduring importance in today's religiously pluralistic societies.

Contributors include Robin Blaetz, Stephen Campbell, Jody Enders, Christopher Fuller, James Marrow, Walter Melion, David Morgan, David Nirenberg, Adele Reinhartz, Miri Rubin, Lisa Saltzman, and Marc Saperstein.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0271033436
• ISBN 13: 9780271033433
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 306
• Éditeur: Kupfer Marcia
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible