Writing the Sublime: Visual Hagiography and the Promotion of Interreligious Understanding

The article explores relations among visual hagiography and the promotion of interreligious understanding. Topics discussed include the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) exhibition "Writing the Sublime: The Art of Calligraphy in the Religions of Abraham" featuring work of dialogical pro...

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Published in:Cross currents
Main Author: Mosher, Lucinda 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2018
In: Cross currents
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Interfaith dialogue / Art / The Sublime / Aesthetics
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
KCD Hagiography; saints
Further subjects:B ISLAM & art
B ART & religion
B Interfaith Marriage
B ABRAHAM (Biblical patriarch)
B GORST, Karen
B Interfaith Relations
B Interfaith families
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Summary:The article explores relations among visual hagiography and the promotion of interreligious understanding. Topics discussed include the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) exhibition "Writing the Sublime: The Art of Calligraphy in the Religions of Abraham" featuring work of dialogical project by esteemed letter-artists Karen Gorst, Neil Yerman, and Mohamed Zakariya; theologians' interreligious concerns; and Islamic traditions of figurative art.
ISSN:1939-3881
Contains:Enthalten in: Cross currents
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/cros.12320