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Negotiating Secular and Sacred in Medieval Art - Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist (Paperback)
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Negotiating Secular and Sacred in Medieval Art - Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist (Paperback)
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Offering original analysis of the convergence between 'sacred' and
'secular' in medieval works of art and architecture, this
collection explores both the usefulness and limitations of these
terms for describing medieval attitudes. The modern concepts of
'sacred' and 'secular' are shown to be effective as scholarly
tools, but also to risk imposing false dichotomies. The authors
consider medieval material culture from a broad perspective,
addressing works of art and architecture from England to Japan, and
from the seventh to the fifteenth century. Although the essays take
a variety of methodological approaches they are unified in their
emphasis on the continuing and necessary dialectic between sacred
and secular. The contributors consciously frame their
interpretations in terms and perspectives derived from the Middle
Ages, thereby demonstrating how the present art-historical
terminology and conceptual frameworks can obscure the complexity of
medieval life and material culture. The resonance among essays
opens possibilities for productive cross-cultural study of an issue
that is relevant to a diversity of cultures and sub-periods.
Introducing an innovative approach to the literature of the field,
this volume complicates and enriches our understanding of social
realities across a broad spectrum of medieval worlds.
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