| Description |
xiv, 514 pages illustrations 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-491). |
| Contents |
pt. One, The priority of art and ritual -- pt. Two, Ritual and art as primary evidence of religion: the scope, nature and problems of their witness -- Ritual: its relation to myth and doctrine; its efficacy ex Opere Operato -- The dawn of art and architecture -- The cult image -- Symbolism -- Ritual drama -- The sanctuary -- The tomb and its significance -- Votive iconography -- Sculptured crosses: early English and Celtic -- Religion and narrative art -- The illuminated manuscript and book -- Ritual vestments -- The ritual dance -- The ritual use of incense -- pt. Three, Man and God in art and ritual: the evidence interpreted -- The problem and three basic themes of man's quest for significance -- The adumbrations of Palaeolithic art and ritual -- The ambivalence of the great goddess -- Egypt's ritual technique of salvation -- Other variations of the basic themes in the ancient Near East -- Hinduism and Buddhism: the paradoxical witness of their art and ritual -- Mystery cults: salvation through initiation -- Christian art and ritual: the changing emphasis from new life to judgment and damnation -- The paradoxes of Aniconic faiths. |
| Summary |
Looks at the significance of art and ritual in different cultures including Egyptian, Hindu, Buddhist, Greek, Roman, Christian, Islam, Mayan and others. |
| Subject |
Art and religion.
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Ritual.
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Art and religion. (OCoLC)fst00815425
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Ritual. (OCoLC)fst01098241
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| ISBN |
0684136570 |
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9780684136578 |
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