Defining the sacred in fine art and devotional imagery
Beginning with a definition of the sacred as a two-fold process of making things special, which consists of accentuation and affiliation, this essay proceeds to argue that things are made sacred in devotional piety and in fine art in parallel ways that configure images within webs of agents. The two...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2017]
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Religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 641-662 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The Sacred
/ Devotional picture
/ Arts
/ Sacralization
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Sacralization
B Fine Art B Sacred B Aura B visual piety B devotional image |
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Volltext (doi) |