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Art as theology : from the postmodern to the medieval / Andreas Andreopoulos.

By: Andreopoulos, Andreas, 1966-Series: Cross cultural theologiesPublication details: London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2006. Description: 179 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 1845531701 (hbk.); 9781845531706 (hbk.); 184553171X (pbk.); 9781845531713 (pbk.)Subject(s): Art and religionDDC classification: 701/.08 LOC classification: N 72 .R4 | A53 2006
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 A Religious View of the History of the Arts 2 a The religious background of art in the Jewish tradition and in Greek philosophy 2 b Icons: the Religious Art of the East A Semiotic View of the Icon Inverted Perspective The Mirror of God The Art of Prayer 2 c "Mirrors" and Aesthetics in the Western Middle Ages 2 d Conclusion 3 Anti-Leonardo 3 a Historical Definition of the Function of the Religious Work of Art 3 b Breaks with the Past God The Body Image and Recognition 3 c Post-medieval Art and Thought 4 The "Death of Art" in Postmodern Philosophy 5 The Religious Artist Today: From the Postmodern to the Medieval 6 Conclusion 7 Bibliography Index
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-176) and index.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
2 A Religious View of the History of the Arts
2 a The religious background of art in the Jewish tradition and in Greek philosophy
2 b Icons: the Religious Art of the East
A Semiotic View of the Icon
Inverted Perspective
The Mirror of God
The Art of Prayer
2 c "Mirrors" and Aesthetics in the Western Middle Ages
2 d Conclusion
3 Anti-Leonardo
3 a Historical Definition of the Function of the Religious Work of Art
3 b Breaks with the Past
God
The Body
Image and Recognition
3 c Post-medieval Art and Thought
4 The "Death of Art" in Postmodern Philosophy
5 The Religious Artist Today: From the Postmodern to the Medieval
6 Conclusion
7 Bibliography
Index