Saints and Their Symbols: Recognizing Saints in Art and in Popular Images, Hardcover
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An publicare
2004
Nr. Pagini
237
ISBN
9780814629703
Descriere
Images that tell the story of salvation illustrate saints in various scenes. They are often depicted by an emblem or icon. It used to be that we knew enough about the saints to recognize them in images or artworks without much trouble, but it is becoming a struggle. understanding the saints. This text explains such things as why so many of the saints appear in images with Jesus and the Virgin Mary, yet remain unnamed, which symbols are associated with each saint, and what their roles were in Christian salvation. work of popular religious culture and anthropology.
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