Iconotropy and Cult Images from the Ancient to Modern World (Hardcover)

The book examines the process of symbolic and material alteration of religious images in antiquity, the middle ages and the modern period. The process by which the form and meaning of images are modified and adapted for a new context is defined by a large number of spiritual, religious, artistic, geographical or historical circumstances. This book provides a defined theoretical framework for these symbolic and material alterations based on the concept of iconotropy; that is, the way in which images change and/or alter their meaning. Iconotropy is a key concept in religious history, particularly for periods in which religious changes, often turbulent, took place. In addition, the iconotropic process of appropriating cult images brought with it changes in the materiality of those images. Numerous accounts from antiquity, the middle ages and the modern period detail how cult images were involved in such processes of misinterpretation, both symbolically and materially. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual culture and religious history.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Art and Religion
Release date:	April 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Jorge Tomas Garcia • Sandra Saenz-Lopez Perez
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	202
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-203065-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Religious subjects depicted in art Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Promotions
LSN:	1-03-203065-8
Barcode:	9781032030654

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