This interdisciplinary collection of essays addresses idolatry, a
contested issue that has given rise to both religious accusations
and heated scholarly disputes. "Idol Anxiety" brings together
insightful new statements from scholars in religious studies, art
history, philosophy, and musicology to show that idolatry is a
concept that can be helpful in articulating the ways in which human
beings interact with and conceive of the things around them. It
includes both case studies that provide examples of how the concept
of idolatry can be used to study material objects and more
theoretical interventions. Among the book's highlights are a
foundational treatment of the second commandment by Jan Assmann; an
essay by W.J.T. Mitchell on Nicolas Poussin that will be a model
for future discussions of art objects; a groundbreaking
consideration of the Islamic ban on images by Mika Natif; and a
lucid description by Jean-Luc Marion of his cutting-edge
phenomenology of the visible.
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