Iconoclasm and Iconoclash: Struggle for Religious Identity - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004161953 ISBN 13 : 9789004161955

Editeur : Brill, 2007

Synopsis

This book focuses on iconoclastic controversies and, in particular, their impact on the creation of religious identities. In the history of Jewish, Christian and Muslim culture, religious identity was not only formed through historical claims, but also through the use of certain images: 'images of God', 'images of the others', and 'images of the self.' Moreover, in the struggle for religious identity these 'images' were time and again employed for the purpose of establishing distinct groups, both ortho- dox and deviant. At the same time, they supplied weapons in the theological debate and found explicit expression in certain rituals or liturgical traditions.

These conference proceedings include a discussion of the role of images in society, politics, theology and liturgy, in particular addressing the 'iconoclash' of physical, mental and verbal images on the construction of religious identity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Willem van Asselt is Associate Professor in Church History, Theological Faculty (Utrecht University).
Paul van Geest holds the chair of Augustinian Studies at the Faculty of Catholic Theology (Tilburg University) and at the Theological Faculty of the Free University (Vrije Universiteit) Amsterdam.
Daniela Müller is full Professor in Church History at the Faculty of Catholic Theology (University of Tilburg).
Theo Salemink is Associate Professor in Church History at the Faculty of Catholic Theology (University of Tilburg).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004161953
• ISBN 13: 9789004161955
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 508
• Éditeur: Asselt Willem Van, Geest Paul Van, Müller Daniela, Salemink Theo
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible