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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Aaron RosenPublisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd Dimensions: Width: 22.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 27.00cm Weight: 1.290kg ISBN: 9780500293034ISBN 10: 0500293031 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 26 January 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction • Part I: People of the Image?; 1. In the Beginning; 2. Sweet Jesus! • Part II: Wonder: 3. The sublime; 4. Heaven and Earthworks • Part III: Cultural Identities: 5. Creative Differences; 6. Conflicting Images • Part IV: Ritual: 7. Performance Rites; 8. Structure and Loss • Part V: Indwelling: 9. Embodiment; 10. Galleries and SanctuariesReviews'A lively, articulate and genuinely thought-provoking publication ' - Jewish Renaissance 'I highly recommend this text, a brilliant introduction to the `intersection' of art and religion today ... Chapters are brief, but they brim with alluring examples that invite a deeper enquiry and engagement ... a delectable entree into contemporary art and religion ' - Art & Christianity 'Spending time with the artists in this book is like walking through an ambitious, perceptively curated, global art exhibition on this immensely important subject' - Third Way 'A timely introduction to art that engages with spirituality today, and a corrective to the notion of contemporary artists as godless marauders on a quest to offend' - Apollo 'If you thought that in our modern culture the relationship between art and religion was about only blasphemy and shock, this is a book to persuade you otherwise' - The Times Author InformationAaron Rosen is Professor of Religious Thought & Director of Cultural Projects at Rocky Mountain College, Montana, and Visiting Professor, King's College London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |