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From Idols To Icons

by Robin M. Jensen

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: University Of California Press
  • 26.1 x 18.5 x 2.2 cm

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Even the briefest glance at an art museum's holdings or an introductory history textbook demonstrates the profound influence of Christian images and art. From Idols to Icons tells the fascinating history of the dramatic shift in Christian attitudes toward sacred images from the third through the early seventh century. From attacks on the cult images of polytheism to the emergence of Christian narrative iconography to the appearance of portrait-type representations of holy figures, this book examines the primary theological critiques and defenses of holy images in light of the surviving material evidence for early Christian visual art. Against the previous assumption that fourth- and fifth-century Christians simply forgot or ignored their predecessors' censure and reverted to more alluring pagan practices, Robin M. Jensen contends that each stage of this profound change was uniquely Christian. Through a careful consideration of the cults of saints' remains, devotional portraits, and pilgrimages to sacred sites, Jensen shows how the Christian devotion to holy images came to be rooted in their evolving conviction that the divine was accessible in and through visible objects.
From Idols To Icons and The Cross
The CrossFrom Idols To Icons

  • Author

    Robin M. Jensen

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    University Of California Press

  • Published

    September 2022

  • Weight

    386g

  • Dimensions

    26.1 x 18.5 x 2.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780520345423

  • ISBN-10

    0520345428

  • Eden Code

    5681883

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