Art as Theology: From the Postmodern to the Medieval (Cross Cultural Theologies) - Hardcover

Andreapoulos, Andreas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845531701 ISBN 13: 9781845531706

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Religion and spirituality are key aspects of the contemporary art scene. Following Ronald Barthes' 'death of the author' - which argued for the dissociation of work from creator - works of art have withdrawn as independent objects, giving way to a growing religious awareness or practice. 'Art and Theology' examines the connection between art and religion in ancient Jewish drama, Greek tragedy, the Renaissance, the Byzantine icon and the medieval cathedral. The book explores how art lost its sacred character in the late Middle Ages and how the current withdrawal or 'death' of art and the fusion of the limits of art and life are consistent with the medieval view of the religious icon.

About this title

About the Author:

Andreas Andreopoulos is Lecturer of Christian Theology at the University of Wales, Lampeter. His research interests include Patristics, iconography and liturgical art, and he has taught in several universities in the USA and Canada. He is the author of Metamorphosis: the Transfiguration in Byzantine Theology and Iconography (SVS Press, 2005).

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845531701
• ISBN 13: 9781845531706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 188