Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual Culture - Statues in Constantinople, 4th-13th Centuries CE (Hardcover)

Up to its pillage by the Crusaders in 1204, Constantinople teemed with magnificent statues of emperors, pagan gods, and mythical beasts. Yet the significance of this wealth of public sculpture has hardly been acknowledged beyond late antiquity. In this book, Paroma Chatterjee offers a new perspective on the topic, arguing that pagan statues were an integral part of Byzantine visual culture. Examining the evidence in patriographies, chronicles, novels, and epigrams, she demonstrates that the statues were admired for three specific qualities - longevity, mimesis, and prophecy; attributes that rendered them outside of imperial control and endowed them with an enduring charisma sometimes rivaling that of holy icons. Chatterjee's interpretations refine our conceptions of imperial imagery, the Hippodrome, the Macedonian Renaissance, a corpus of secular objects, and Orthodox icons. Her book offers novel insights into Iconoclasm and proposes a more truncated trajectory of the holy icon in medieval Orthodoxy than has been previously acknowledged.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2022
Authors:	Paroma Chatterjee
Dimensions:	262 x 185 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	350
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-83358-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > BC to 500 CE, Ancient & classical world Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Promotions
LSN:	1-108-83358-6
Barcode:	9781108833585

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