Corporeal imagination, the: signifying the holy in late ancient christianity
Auteur :
Miller, Patricia Cox
Éditeur :
Miller, Patricia Cox
ISBN :
9780812241426
Date de publication :
21 janv. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
559 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Focusing on saintly human bodies as relics, animated icons, and performers of the holy in hagiography, this book analyzes how Christians in late antiquity saw the material world with new eyes as a medium for the disclosure of the divine in the earthly realm.