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Mary Magdalene - A Visual History (Hardcover): Diane Apostolos Cappadona Mary Magdalene - A Visual History (Hardcover)
Diane Apostolos Cappadona
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From faithful apostle and seductress to feminist icon, Mary Magdalene's many complex roles in Christian history have fascinated us for 2000 years. Illustrated in full colour, this visual history reveals how images and presentations have created a Mary who is often far different from the real woman, the first witness of the Resurrection in the gospels, or even from her appearances in the works of the Church Fathers. Beginning with the earliest sources, uncover who the real Mary was, and what she meant in her own time, before embarking on a fast-paced tour of Magdalene's depictions in great works of art, forgotten masterpieces and contemporary visual culture. Considering relics, statuary, paintings, sculpture and recent works for stage and screen, discover how Mary Magdalene has been seen across time as a witness, a sinner, a penitent, a contemplative, a preacher and a patroness. Above all her complex roles, Mary has emerged as a powerful feminist icon, the closest person to Jesus himself, with a visual history as rich and varied as the roles she has fulfilled in numerous contexts of faith and worship for two millennia.

Noguchi and Greece, Greece and Noguchi - Objects of Common Interest (Paperback): Isamu Noguchi Noguchi and Greece, Greece and Noguchi - Objects of Common Interest (Paperback)
Isamu Noguchi; Edited by Ananda Pellerin, Objects Of Common Interest; Text written by Diane Apostolos Cappadona, Hsiao-Yun Chu, …
R1,240 Discovery Miles 12 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Guide to Christian Art (Paperback): Diane Apostolos Cappadona A Guide to Christian Art (Paperback)
Diane Apostolos Cappadona
R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A one-volume introduction to and overview of Christian art, from its earliest history to the present day. Diane Apostolos-Cappadona begins by examining how art and Christianity have intersected throughout history, and charts this tumultuous relationship that has yielded some of the greatest outpourings of human creativity. To introduce readers to the way a painting can be read Apostolos-Cappadona begins with an analysis of a painting of the Adoration of the Magi, helping readers to see how they can interpret for themselves the signs, symbols and figures that the book covers. In the more-than 1000 entries that follow Apostolos-Cappadona gives readers an expert overview of all the frequently used symbols and motifs in Christian art as well as the various saints, historical figures, religious events, and biblical scenes most frequently depicted. Readers are introduced to the ways in which religious paintings are often "coded'" such as what a lily means in a picture of Mary, how a goldfinch can be "Christological", or how the presence of an Eagle means it is likely to be a picture of St John. The entries are organized by topic, so that students and beginners can easily find their way to discussion of the themes and motifs they see before them when looking at a painting.

Biblical Reception, 5 - Biblical Women and the Arts (Paperback): J. Cheryl Exum, David J.A. Clines, Diane Apostolos Cappadona Biblical Reception, 5 - Biblical Women and the Arts (Paperback)
J. Cheryl Exum, David J.A. Clines, Diane Apostolos Cappadona
R996 R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Save R366 (37%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this guest-edited issue of Biblical Reception, edited by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, contributors examine the reception of the bible in art. Most of the contributions focus on biblical women, or on encounters with women in the bible. The volume is roughly chronological in structure, beginning with two pieces on Eve, one of which compares representations of Eve with those of the Virgin Mary, the other which considers how Eve is presented in Islamic texts and images. Following a contribution on Esther and Sarah the volume moves on to consider New Testament texts, with notable focus on women at the peripheries of society (the woman with the hemorrhage in Mark's gospel and the woman of Samaria). Attention is also paid to representations of Mary Magdalene and of Judith and Salome. The volume concludes with a piece on apocalyptic imagery and the woman clothed with the sun of Revelation 12. Featuring over 50 high quality color images, this volume provides scholarship of the highest level on biblical art.

Sacred and Profane Beauty - The Holy in Art (Hardcover): Gerardus Van Der Leeuw Sacred and Profane Beauty - The Holy in Art (Hardcover)
Gerardus Van Der Leeuw; As told to Mircea Eliade; Translated by David E. Green; Edited by Diane Apostolos Cappadona
R3,704 Discovery Miles 37 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Gerardus van der Leeuw was one of the first to attempt a rapprochement between theology and the arts, and his influence continues to be felt in what is now a burgeoning field. Sacred and Profane is the fullest expression of his pursuit of a theological aesthetics, surveying religion's relationship to all the arts -- dance, drama, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture, and music. This edition makes this seminal work, first published in Dutch in 1932, newly available. A new foreword by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona analyzes the continuing relevance of van der Leeuw's thought.
Van der Leeuw's impassioned and brilliant investigation of the relationship between the holy and the beautiful is founded upon the conviction that for too long the religious have failed to seriously contemplate the beautiful, associating it as they do with the kingdom of sensuality and impermanence. Similarly it has been alien to literati and aesthetes to reflect upon the holy, for they choose to consider this physical world to be permanent, and therefore to be glorified through beauty alone. In truth, as van der Leeuw undertakes to show in Sacred and Profane Beauty, the holy has never been absent from the arts, and the arts have never been unresponsive to the holy. Whether one considers the Homeric epics, the dancing Sivas and Vedic poems, the sacred wall paintings of ancient Egypt, the primitive mask, or the range of sacred arts developed out of Latin and Byzantine Christianity, primordial creation in the arts was always directed toward the symbolization and interpretation of the holy. The fact that in our day this original connection is obscured and the artistic impulse is more generally regarded as whollyindividualistic and autonomous does not contradict van der Leeuw's thesis; indeed, the breakdown of the unity of the holy and the arts is central to his thesis.
Van der Leeuw was the rare thinker who combined profundity of insight, grace of style, and a willingness to take daring intellectual chances. In Sacred and Profane, he describes each of the arts in its original unity with the religious and then analyzes its historical disjunction and alienation. After a penetrating investigation of the structural elements within the arts which illumines a crucial dimension of the religious experience, van der Leeuw points toward the reemergence of an appropriate theological aesthetics on which a reunification of the arts could be founded.

Fallen Animals - Art, Religion, Literature (Hardcover): Zohar Hadromi-Allouche Fallen Animals - Art, Religion, Literature (Hardcover)
Zohar Hadromi-Allouche; Contributions by Brian Brock, Constantin Canavas, Diane Apostolos Cappadona, Eric Ziolkowski, …
R3,297 Discovery Miles 32 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The premise of Fallen Animals is that some how and in some way The Fall of Adam and Eve as related in the Bible has affected all living beings from the largest to the smallest, from the oldest to the youngest, regardless of gender and geography. The movement from the blissful arena of the Garden of Eden to the uncertain reality of exile altered in an overt or nuanced fashion the attitudes, perceptions, and consciousness of animals and humanity alike. Interpretations of these reformulations as well as the original story of the Paradise Garden have been told and retold for millennia in a variety of cultural contexts, languages, societies, and religious environments. Throughout all those retellings, animals have been a constant presence positively and negatively, actively and passively, from the creation of birds, fish, and mammals to the agency of the serpent in the Fall narrative. The serpent in the Garden of Eden is but one example of the ambivalence which has characterized the human-animal relationship over the centuries, both across, and within, cultures, societies and traditions. The book examines the interpretations, functions and interactions of the Fall - physical, moral, artistic and otherwise - as represented through animals, or through human-animal interactions.

Symbolism, the Sacred, and the Arts (Paperback, New edition): Diane Apostolos Cappadona Symbolism, the Sacred, and the Arts (Paperback, New edition)
Diane Apostolos Cappadona; Mircea Eliade
R846 R782 Discovery Miles 7 820 Save R64 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Major work is distinguished by an intensity of inspiration and an overwhelming sense of personal vision. This merging of inspiration and vision permits the creation of a classic oeuvre whose creator is deemed to be a 'master of his craft, ' or perhaps better, 'a seminal mind.' Such is the work of the historian of religious, Mirceas Eliade. In his lifelong quest to understand the presence of the Sacred throughout human history, Eliade has been fascinated by two central themes: Creation and Time.

Art, Creativity, and the Sacred - An Anthology in Religion and Art (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Diane Apostolos Cappadona Art, Creativity, and the Sacred - An Anthology in Religion and Art (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Diane Apostolos Cappadona
R2,468 R2,151 Discovery Miles 21 510 Save R317 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A collection of essays concerning religion and art, including contributions by Barbara Novak, Leo Steinberg, Paul Tillich, Wassily Kandinsky, John Dixon Jr., David Tracy, Joshua Taylor, and Langdon B. Gilkey.

Mystery of The Night Cafe - Hidden Key to the Spirituality of Vincent van Gogh (Hardcover): Cliff Edwards Mystery of The Night Cafe - Hidden Key to the Spirituality of Vincent van Gogh (Hardcover)
Cliff Edwards; Foreword by Diane Apostolos Cappadona
R1,080 Discovery Miles 10 800 Out of stock
Religion - Material Religion (Hardcover): Diane Apostolos Cappadona Religion - Material Religion (Hardcover)
Diane Apostolos Cappadona
R4,818 Discovery Miles 48 180 Out of stock

Religion: Material Religion explores religion and the arts through visual and material culture. Composed of eighteen thematic chapters, this volume discusses the various aesthetic elements of religious art. The first section, a Sensing the Arts of Material Religiona focuses generally on the five senses and how we interpret religious elements in art, architecture, dance, film, music, photography and more. The second section, a Experiencing the Sacred through Material Religiona uses museum exhibits, calligraphy, relics, and rituals to explore creation of sacred spaces as well as how placement of art can affect the sacredness of material religion. Using an interdisciplinary approach, undergraduate and lay readers are given a deeper understanding of the study of religion. Chapters are written by eminent scholars, are peer reviewed, and offer bibliographies to encourage further exploration. The volume concludes with a glossary and a comprehensive index.

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