The Art of Piety - Softcover

Harvey, John

 
9780708312988: The Art of Piety

Synopsis

This text attempts to define and understand the visual expression of the most pervasive cultural and social influence on Wales during the 19th and early 20th centuries, an expression that has been largely overlooked, disparaged or ignored by commentators on Welsh Nonconformity. More...
The book presents the use of art in their religion and assesses the influence Nonconformists had on the visual culture of Wales. The book brings together the many disparate types of religious artefacts and ephemera of Welsh Nonconformity, and examines them from art historical, theological and sociological perspectives.

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About the Author

John Harvey is a novelist and critic. He has taught for the University of Cambridge English Faculty since 1974 and in 2000 became University Reader in Literature and Visual Culture. He is a Life Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

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