Religious and ceremonial arts Books
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Medieval Wall Paintings
Book SynopsisWhat medieval wall paintings remain in English churches tend to be shadows of their former selves rare fragments of art that have survived not only the Reformation, but successive waves of iconoclastic zeal and unsympathetic restoration. The whitewashed walls of most parish churches belie the riot of color and decoration that once adorned them, but the remnants of paintings tucked into corners or rescued from later layers of paint help us to understand the role of art in medieval religion. Roger Rosewell here offers a guide to the role played by medieval wall paintings, as religious, didactic and commemorative works of art, telling the stories of those who created them and those who used them on a daily basis. He also compares and contrasts religious and domestic wall paintings and uses beautiful color photography throughout to illustrate the story.Table of ContentsIntroduction / The Painted Church / The Purpose of Wall Paintings / The Subjects: The Bible and Saints / The Subjects: Death and Judgement / The Subjects: Pieties and Transgressions / Text and Other Subjects / Making Wall Paintings / Reformation and Afterwards / Domestic Wall Paintings / Survival and Conservation / Further Reading / Gazeteer / Index
£9.49
Baker Publishing Group A Beginners Guide to Dantes Divine Comedy
Book SynopsisThis accessible, Christian introduction to Dante also serves as a primer to the Divine Comedy, helping readers appreciate the complexity and layers of meaning in Dante's spiritual masterpiece.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Dante as Poet, Prophet, and ExilePart 1: INFERNO1. Zooming In and Zooming Out: How to Read Inferno (Inferno 1-2)2. The Fear of Hell and the Fear of God (Inferno 3-9)3. The Graveyard of the Heretics and the Wasteland of the Violent (Inferno 10-17)4. White-Collar Criminals and Sins against Words (Inferno 18-26)5. Icy Hearts and Frozen Souls: The Lowest Portion of Hell (Inferno 27-34)Part 2: PURGATORIO6. Waiting for God: An Introduction to Purgatorio7. The People outside the Gate: Freedom, Responsibility, and Vulnerability (Purgatorio 1-9)8. In Search of Deep Cleansing: The Middle Canti (Purgatorio 10-24)9. Returning to Humanity's First Home: Epic and Lyric in the Garden of Eden (Purgatorio 25-28)10. "As the Heavens Are Higher Than the Earth": Dante's Apocalyptic Vision (Purgatorio 29-33)Part 3: PARADISO11. "Great Fires Come from Tiny Sparks": An Introduction to Paradiso (Paradiso 1-2)12. "In His Will Is Our Peace": Individuality and Polyphony in Paradiso (Paradiso 3-20)13. Intellectual Fasting and the Test of Love: Saturn, Stars, and the Crystalline Sphere (Paradiso 21-29)14. The Canti of Surprise: Garden, Book, and Rose (Paradiso 30-33)Conclusion: The Wonder of the ComedyIndex
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Reading Evangelicals
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£18.69
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Art Seeking Understanding
£22.94
Getty Trust Publications Angels and Demons in Art
Book SynopsisAnalyzing artists' representations of angels and demons and heaven and hell from the Judeo-Christian tradition, this volume describes how they evolved over time. Divided into chapters, it looks at these images, and how they came to be portrayed with the physical attributes - wings, halos, horns, and cloven hooves.
£20.89
Thomas Nelson Publishers Old Soul New Creation
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£17.00
Tyndale House Publishers Complete Book Of Hymns The
Book SynopsisThe Complete Book of Hymns brings to life the stories behind more than 600 hymns and worship songs. With background on the composer, the inspiration behind the lyrics, scriptural references for devotional consideration, and a sampling of the song lyrics, this book brings forth the message of these great songs of the faith like never before!
£15.75
Crossway Books Lit
Book SynopsisSounds the call for Christians to reclaim the priority, privilege, and practice of reading. Reinke reminds us that God is the author of all knowledge, and it is his light we seek in all our reading.
£11.69
University Press of Mississippi Race Literature
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£21.84
Baker Publishing Group On Reading Well – Finding the Good Life through
Book Synopsis★ Publishers Weekly starred review A Best Book of 2018 in Religion, Publishers Weekly Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue, says acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior. In this book, she takes readers on a guided tour through works of great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues that philosophers and theologians throughout history have identified as most essential for good character and the good life. Covering authors from Henry Fielding to Cormac McCarthy, Jane Austen to George Saunders, and Flannery O'Connor to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Prior explores some of the most compelling universal themes found in the pages of classic books, helping readers learn to love life, literature, and God through their encounters with great writing. The book includes end-of-chapter reflection questions geared toward book club discussions, original artwork throughout, and a foreword by Leland Ryken. The hardcover edition was named a Best Book of 2018 in Religion by Publishers Weekly. "[A] lively treatise on building character through books.'"--Publishers Weekly (starred review)Table of ContentsContentsForeword by Leland RykenIntroduction: Read Well, Live WellPart One: The Cardinal Virtues1. Prudence: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding2. Temperance: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald3. Justice: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens4. Courage: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainPart Two: The Theological Virtues5. Faith: Silence by Shusaku Endo6. Hope: The Road by Cormac McCarthy7. Love: The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo TolstoyPart Three: The Heavenly Virtues8. Chastity: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton9. Diligence: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan10. Patience: Persuasion by Jane Austen11. Kindness: "Tenth of December" by George Saunders12. Humility: "Revelation" and "Everything That Rises Must Converge" by Flannery O'ConnorDiscussion Questions
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Getty Trust Publications Renaissance Secrets: A Lifetime Working with Wall
Book SynopsisEngagingly written and profusely illustrated, this book offers readers a close-up "view from the scaffolding" of some of the greatest Renaissance wall paintings at the Vatican. Beginning in the late 1400s, the greatest artists of Renaissance Italy were summoned to Rome, where they decorated the walls and ceilings of the Vatican. Expert restorer Maurizio De Luca spent his forty-year career in the Vatican Museums, including fifteen years as head restorer of the Painting Restoration Laboratory. He personally oversaw some of the most important restorations of the last half century, including wall paintings by Perugino, Botticelli, and others on the walls of the Sistine Chapel; the Pintoricchio wall paintings in the Borgia Apartments; the Raphael Rooms; and the last two frescoes by Michelangelo, in the Pauline Chapel at the Apostolic Palace. In this accessible and copiously illustrated book, De Luca conveys the kind of knowledge that can only be derived from close personal observation. The reader is offered a stunningly intimate perspective that illuminates the distinctive expressive challenges, choices, and techniques of each artist and demonstrates how the conservation process enriches the understanding and interpretation of these iconic works.Trade Review"This book is indispensable in facilitating, simply and lucidly, the approach to one of the most important places in history and in the world through the murals that illustrate it. The images chosen to accompany the text are of excellent quality, allowing even the non-expert reader to follow the author's thinking without difficulty as it unfolds, and for the scholar they correctly support his assertations." --Il Giornale Dell'Arte
£28.50
White Lane Press LENKIEWICZ - THE LIFE: Volume II (1980–2002):
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Irish Academic Press Ltd Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass
Book SynopsisSome thirty years since its first publication, David Caron returns with an updated and greatly expanded edition of the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, the definitive guide to Irish stained glass from 1900 to the present day.This is a practical and comprehensive guide for glass aficionados and those new to the art form that lists all of Ireland''s significant stained-glass works, county by county, and the most noteworthy pieces abroad by Irish artists. Beautifully illustrated with vibrant new photography, the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass is bursting with colour and brimming with information about our most famous stained-glass artists, those who deserve to be better known, and the best contemporary artists working in the medium today.With over 2,500 entries, two essays, and biographical notes on major artists, this is the key reference book for both academics and all who wish to learn more about Ireland''s celebrated stained-glass and where it can be found.
£26.59
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Winifred Knights 1899-1947
Book SynopsisWinifred Knights (1899-1947) is one of the outstanding, but until recently neglected, British women painters of the first half of the 20th century. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout, this book provides the first full account of her life and work, examining Knights' art in the context of interwar Modernism and assessing her contribution to the revival in this period of both Decorative Painting and religious imagery.Author Sacha Llewellyn traces the artist's career from her years at the Slade School of Art and her First World War evacuation to rural Worcestershire through to the time she spent at the British School at Rome in the early 1920s and the many commissions she completed between 1926 and 1939. Presenting the artist as the central protagonist, and with models selected from her inner circle, Knights' paintings were deeply autobiographical. She consistently re-wrote fairy-tale and legend, Biblical narrative and Pagan mythology to explore women's relationship to war, the natural world, working communities, marriage, motherhood and death. Drawing on previously unpublished documentary material, including letters, diaries, sketchbooks and photographs, Sacha Llewellyn makes a strong case for recognising Knights as one of the most talented artists of her generation. The book reproduces all of Knights' major works, including her masterpiece, The Deluge, which is among the most remarked upon works at Tate Britain, having been on almost permanent display there since 1995.Trade Review'This captivating show and excellent catalogue are a remarkable tribute' Evening StandardTable of ContentsDirector's Foreword; Introduction: Winifred Knights 1899-1947: In Search of Paradise; Chapter 1: The Early Years 1899-1915; Chapter 2: The Slade School of Art (Part 1) 1915-1917; Chapter 3: Worcestershire 1917-1918; Chapter 4: The Slade School of Art (Part 2), October 1918 - September 1919; Chapter 5: The Slade (Part 3): Decorative Painting; Chapter 6: The Rome Scholarship in Decorative Painting, 1920; Chapter 7: Italy (Part 1), 1920-2; Chapter 8: Italy (Part 2), 1921-1923; Chapter 9 Italy (Part 3), 1924-1925; Chapter 10: England 1926-1933; Postscript: England 1934-1947; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index.
£47.50
Temple Lodge Publishing Rudolf Steiner's Sculptural Group: A Revelation
Book SynopsisSaved by good fortune from the flames that engulfed the first Goetheanum, Rudolf Steiner's wooden sculpture of the Christ - 'the Representative of Humanity' - standing between the adversary forces of Lucifer and Ahriman, remains intact and on display, although unfinished, to this day. Unique in the history of art, the Sculptural Group was deeply connected to Rudolf Steiner's inner being. The great Christian initiate even died by its side, having made efforts to work on the sculpture just days before he crossed the threshold. The essential source from which this work was created, says Sergei Prokofieff, '...lay in Rudolf Steiner's ego, in his spirit...It was only out of this intuitive connection of his own ego with the Christ Being that he was able to create this work of art.' Beginning with the Sculptural Group's early history, and Steiner's collaboration on its creation with Edith Maryon, Prokofieff enters into deeply esoteric perspectives, studying the artwork's relationship with the mysteries of the Holy Grail, the etherization of the blood, the Seventh Apocalyptic Seal, the Legend of the New Isis, as well as the being Anthroposophia.
£14.24
WestBow Press A Father's Dreams, a Daughter's Scenes: Poems
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£14.20
Editions Flammarion Buddhist Art of Tibet: In Milarepa’s Footsteps,
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£32.00
Taschen GmbH Die LutherBibel von 1534
Book SynopsisMartin Luther's Bible, first printed in 1534, was not only a milestone for the printing press, but also a momentous event in world history. A UNESCO world heritage masterpiece, Luther's translation from Hebrew and ancient Greek into German made the Bible accessible to laypeople and gave printed reference to a whole new branch of Christian faith: Protestantism. In this meticulous two-volume reprint, TASCHEN presents a complete facsimile of the Luther Bible. Based on a precious copy of the original and printed in color, it reveals the multilayered splendor of this publication, showcasing the meticulous script, elaborate initials, and exquisite color woodcuts from the workshop of Lucas Cranach. In an accompanying booklet, Stephan Füssel, book scientist at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, adds his expertise to the publication with detailed des
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Mimesis International Imagining the Heavens across Eurasia from
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£54.89
Hannibal Books Books of Hours
Book SynopsisRichly illustrated publication on books of hours in late medieval society and their frequent depiction in Flemish portraits
£37.50
Vajra Books Tibetan Monastery Collections and Museums
Book SynopsisWith its detailed chapters, ranging from close-focus art historical analysis of Tibetan objects to theorised discussion of the processes of curating in Tibetan/ Himalayan contexts, I think the volume will be greatly appreciated by academics and students of Tibetan Buddhism and of Tibetan and Himalayan history and culture.
£170.99
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Faith Devotion Coloring Book
Book SynopsisThe Faith & Devotion coloring book includes over 120 beautiful pages filled with inspirational words, flowers, and plants to color.
£9.11
University of Notre Dame Press American Dantes
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Yale University Press The Italian Renaissance Altarpiece
Book SynopsisThe comprehensive study of the Italian Renaissance altarpiece from the 13th to the early 17th centuryTrade Review“Ekserdijan has an impressive encyclopaedic knowledge of the byways of altarpiece development during the period. . . . He writes engagingly and wears his learning lightly, and, with its 250 illustrations, this handsome book is designed in the best Yale tradition.”—Peter Humfrey, Art Newspaper“The first in-depth study of the genre. . . . Mr. Ekserdjian nimbly addresses styles, patrons, artists, and history, as well as the three key categories of the Renaissance altarpiece: icons, narratives and mysteries. And he teaches how to read altarpieces, including their predellas, or related supporting panels. The book is beautifully illustrated with 250 plates; you’ll savor both image and text.”—Lance Esplund, Wall Street Journal (Holiday Gift Book selection)“Ekserdjian brilliantly outlines the broad picture, but the devil is in his details: how variously artists, famous and obscure, enlivened and energised this iconic structure, balancing narrative and invention, clarity and mystery.”—Jackie Wullschläger, Financial Times, “Best Books of 2021: Visual Arts”“David Ekserdjian’s book is a sumptuous and scholarly study of a form he sifts into categories — icons, narratives and mysteries — to reveal its development and subtleties.”—Michael Prodger, Sunday Times, “Books of the Year: Art”“[Ekserdijan] excels at shepherding us through the varieties of altarpiece and the terminology used to describe them . . . Peppered with new and surprising insights, this painstaking study will become an indispensable work.”—James Hall, Times Literary Supplement“The glorious art of the kind that Napoleon would have stolen if he could is on full display in David Ekserdijan’s The Italian Renaissance Altarpiece.”—Michael Glover, The Tablet“One of the most magnificent picture books I have ever handled...As David’s minute scholarship and acute observation draw you in deeper, to places and artists you have never heard of, you gain a fresh and startling sense of the breaktaking abundance of sixteenth-century Italy.”—Ferdinand Mount, Times Literary Supplement“Professor Ekserdijan has brought together a career’s worth of knowledge of Italian art to focus on a subject that, while widely commented on, has not received detailed analysis.”—Nicholas Cranfield, Church Times“The very superior product of a lifetime of thinking and writing about the subject...Peppered with new and surprising insights, this meticulous study will become an indispensable work.”—James Hall, Literary Review “Citing a wealth of examples that is unlikely to be surpassed, Ekserdijan’s text is certainly alive to the exceptions that emerge whenever one attempts to apply the rule of thumb...The broad genre of the Renaissance altarpiece is triumphantly reasserted here as an arena for artistic creativity and experimentation.”—Donal Cooper, Apollo Magazine“This beautiful volume's real claim to magisterial status rests on the author's ability to combine formidable erudition with pellucid prose, the elegance with which he organises his almost limitless material, and the originality of the entire enterprise. This book is the crowning achievement of a life's work.”—Daniel Johnson, The Critic“More comprehensive and detailed than any previous work devoted to this subject, David Ekserdjian’s The Italian Renaissance Altarpiece: Between Icon and Narrative both provides an authoritative history of altarpieces in Italy up to c.1600 and addresses fundamental questions about the nature of religious art in this period.”—Nicholas Penny, The Burlington MagazineCHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2022
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University of California Press From Idols to Icons
Book SynopsisEven the briefest glance at an art museum's holdings or an introductory history textbook demonstrates the profound influence of Christian images and art. From Idols to Icons tells the fascinating history of the dramatic shift in Christian attitudes toward sacred images from the third through the early seventh century. From attacks on the cult images of polytheism to the emergence of Christian narrative iconography to the appearance of portrait-type representations of holy figures, this book examines the primary theological critiques and defenses of holy images in light of the surviving material evidence for early Christian visual art. Against the previous assumption that fourth- and fifth-century Christians simply forgot or ignored their predecessors' censure and reverted to more alluring pagan practices, Robin M. Jensen contends that each stage of this profound change was uniquely Christian. Through a careful consideration of the cults of saints' remains, devotional portraits, and pilgrimages to sacred sites, Jensen shows how the Christian devotion to holy images came to be rooted in their evolving conviction that the divine was accessible in and through visible objects.Trade Review"Elegantly designed and replete with full-color illustrations (many photographs by the author), From Idols to Icons…will ignite scholarly dialogue beyond traditional disciplinary categories and methodologies into the foreseeable future." * CHOICE *"This richly illustrated and subtly argued account…commends itself, and the author’s commitment to, and, indeed, affection for, her subject illuminates the text as it does the images." * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface 1. Early Christian Condemnation of Idols 2. Aniconism: In Defense of the Invisible God 3. Epiphanies: Encountering the Visible God 4. Early Christian Pictorial Art: From Sacred Narratives to Holy Portraits 5. Holy Portraits: Controversies and Commendation 6. The True Likeness 7. Miraculous and Mediating Portraits 8. Materiality, Visuality, and Spiritual Insight Epilogue: The Idols’ Last Stand List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography General Index Index of Sources
£49.50
Getty Trust Publications A Knight for the Ages - Jacques de Lalaing and
Book SynopsisThe Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing (Book of the Deeds of Jacques de Lalaing), a famous Flemish illuminated manuscript, relays the audacious life of Jacques de Lalaing (1421-1453), a story that reads more like a fast-paced adventure novel. Produced in the tradition of chivalric biography, a genre developed in the mid-fifteenth century to celebrate the great personalities of the day, the manuscript's text and illuminations begin with a magnificent frontispiece by the most acclaimed Flemish illuminator of the sixteenth century, Simon Bening. A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry presents a kaleidoscopic view of the manuscript with essays written by the world's leading medievalists, adding rich texture and providing a greater understanding of the many aspects of the manuscript's background, creation, and reception, revealing for the first time the full complexity of this illuminated romance. The texts are accompanied by stunning reproductions of all of the manuscripts' miniatures-never before published in colour-as well as a plot summary and translations, allowing the reader to follow Jacques de Lalaing on his knightly journeys and experience the thrilling triumphs of his legendary tournaments and battles.Table of ContentsForeword by Tim Potts Acknowledgments by Elizabeth Morrison Introduction by Elizabeth Morrison Timeline of the Life of Jacques de Lalaing by Alexandra Kaczenski Part 1: Text and Miniatures Plot Summary by Zrinka Stahuljak Illuminations and Translation (trans. by Zrinka Stahuljak) Part 2: Essays 1) Wim Blockmans: Jacques de Lalaing: The Vitality of the Chivalric Ideal in the Burgundian Netherlands 2) Rosalind Brown-Grant Jacques de Lalaing and Chivalric Biography 3) Zrinka Stahuljak The Long Middle Ages of Jacques de Lalaing: Medieval Genres and the Writing of History 4) Elizabeth Morrison Creating the Ideal Knight through Illumination: The Artists of the Getty Lalaing 5) Hanno Wijsman The Visual Tradition of the Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing 6) Margaret Scott Clad in Crimson and Gold: Dress in the Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing 7) Tobias Capwell Armor, Weapons and Combat in Getty Ms. 114 8) Anne-Marie Legare A Family Text: The Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing Appendix 1: Description of the Manuscript by Elizabeth Morrison Appendix 2: TK Appendix 3: Genealogy of the Lalaing Family Bibliography Index
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BroadStreet Publishing The Greatest Hymns Devotional
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£17.09
Princeton University Press The Thief Who Stole My Heart
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Thief Who Stole My Heart offers an expansive and complete immersion in a community still accessible to us through its exquisite sacred art." * Desi News *
£59.50
National Gallery Company Ltd Saint Francis of Assisi
Book SynopsisExploring the life, imagery and lasting appeal of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182–1226), this landmark book features a core of important historic paintings representing the saint by Giotto, Sassetta, Caravaggio, Zurbarán and El Greco. From his native Umbria, Saint Francis’s image spread rapidly to become a global phenomenon and a continuous source of artistic fascination. His commitment to the poor, powerful appeals for peace, openness to dialogue with other religions and embryonic environmentalism radically impacted the Church and society of his time, and still hold great interest today. Spanning seven centuries and ranging from the earliest, relic-like objects to contemporary art in a variety of media, including works by Antony Gormley, Giuseppe Penone and a new commission from Richard Long, Saint Francis of Assisi reflects on the lasting legacy of Saint Francis – an inherently modern figure who retains a universal appeal. Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The National Gallery, London, 6 May–30 July 2023
£23.75
Watkins Media Limited The Watkins RiderWaiteSmith Tarot Coloring Book
Book SynopsisAimed at adults, this is the first coloring book to bring together all the original Major and Minor Arcana alongside insights intothe iconic imagery from a Tarot expert.
£10.44
Oxford University Press Christian Art
Book SynopsisChristian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the narrative and devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the radical new interpretations of the twenty-first century. This fascinating new book explores the changing nature of the representation of key themes and subjects found in Christian art, covering the Eucharist, the crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. Other sections deal with the changes to Christian art after the sixteenth-century Reformation, and with Christian art in the modern world.Within these themes, the book explores the work of major artists such as Memling, Holbein, El Greco and Rossetti, and well-known examples including the frescoes of St Francis at Assisi. Didactic and consciously devotional works are discussed alongside the controversial work of contemporary artists such as Andres Serrano and Chris Ofili.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Images of the Eucharist and images of Christ's Passion ; 2. The Virgin and Child ; 3. The Saints ; 4. 'Bibles for the Illiterate': Old and New Testament Narrative Imagery ; 5. Icons ; 6. Conclusion: the Twentieth Century
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University of Chicago Press Pilgrimage and Pogrom Violence Memory and Visual
Book SynopsisIn the late Middle Ages, Europe saw the rise of one of its most virulent myths: that Jews abused the eucharistic bread as a form of anti-Christian blasphemy, causing it to bleed miraculously. Valiantly reconstructing the cult environments created for these sacred places, this title offers a look at Christian-Jewish relations in premodern Europe.
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The University of Chicago Press Temptation Transformed
Book SynopsisA brisk and entertaining (Wall Street Journal) journey into the mystery behind why the forbidden fruit became an apple, upending an explanation that stood for centuries. How did the apple, unmentioned by the Bible, become the dominant symbol of temptation, sin, and the Fall? Temptation Transformed pursues this mystery across art and religious history, uncovering where, when, and why the forbidden fruit became an apple. Azzan Yadin-Israel reveals that Eden's fruit, once thought to be a fig or a grape, first appears as an apple in twelfth-century French art. He then traces this image back to its source in medieval storytelling. Though scholars often blame theologians for the apple, accounts of the Fall written in commonly spoken languagesFrench, German, and Englishinfluenced a broader audience than cloistered Latin commentators. Azzan Yadin-Israel shows that, over time, the words for fruit in these languages narrowed until an apple in the Garden became self-evident. A wide-ranging study of early Christian thought, Renaissance art, and medieval languages, Temptation Transformed offers an eye-opening revisionist history of a central religious icon.Trade Review"A brisk and entertaining investigation into the cultural history of Adam and Eve’s comestible catastrophe . . . [with a] sly sense of humor that peeks through refreshingly cant-free prose. Temptation Transformed is easy to follow for any curious amateur who enjoys getting to the bottom of a puzzle. By the end, Mr. Yadin-Israel at least has exonerated the apple; the serpent might present a more difficult task.” * Wall Street Journal *“[A] scrumptiously scholarly morsel of a book . . . In addition to being a philological detective story, Temptation Transformed is a kind of miniature coffee-table book, employing forty-two images of Fall of Man art to chart the transformation from grape and fig (and a few other fruits) to apple . . . Yadin-Israel is a master of philological and iconographic detective work, and the joy of this beautiful little book is in following his reasoning as he thinks through words (in a daunting number of languages) and images.” * Jewish Review of Books *"[A] delightfully readable study . . . tracing the apple iconography from its roots in 12th-century France. In fewer than 100 pages, with ample illustrations, Yadin-Israel builds a compelling argument around the convergence of textual evidence, semantic shifts, and the visual arts in medieval Europe.” * The Christian Century *“Temptation Transformed is a serious study of a biblical topic, which should appeal primarily to biblical scholars.” * Washington Jewish Week *“So what at first seemed like a simple question — where did that apple come from? — becomes a complicated story of changes across time and space as Jewish families adjust to the Christian world around them, and Jews and Christians alike adjust to changes in language, theology, and geography.” * Jewish Standard *"An accessible, well-argued, well-researched book and a testament to the power of interdisciplinary work to clarify age-old conundrums . . . A must-read for those interested in the mechanisms by which religious ideas and iconography develop . . . [and] for those interested in the history of Jewish and Christian biblical interpretation, especially of Genesis 3. . . [and] a gift to art lovers everywhere." * Reading Religion *A Best Medieval Book of 2023 * Medievalists.net *"Meticulously researched and engagingly written, this study yields more fascinating discoveries per page than anything I have read in years." * Religious Studies Review *“If Genesis speaks only of the forbidden ‘fruit,’ how and when did that fruit become an apple? To answer, Yadin-Israel leads us from Genesis to the Song of Songs, through an iconographic survey worthy of Erwin Panofsky, into medieval languages, and even a brief history of apples in ancient and modern horticulture. This visual and literary masterpiece will serve as a methodological guide for future research, but its ultimate subject is nothing less than the pictorial representation of human sinfulness and the hope for redemption.” -- James Kugel, author of 'The Bible as It Was'“A fascinating cornucopia of insights from language, literature, and art history, Temptation Transformed offers the tantalizing fruit of rigorous textual and iconographic research into the identification of the forbidden fruit. Yadin-Israel provides compelling evidence for a new understanding of the development of the apple tradition in medieval France. I will use his historical insights every time I teach Genesis.” -- John H. Walton, author of 'The Lost World of Adam and Eve'“Temptation Transformed traces the rise of the forbidden fruit across centuries—from ancient Hebrew manuscripts to wall paintings and more. This is an engaging and beautiful book.” -- Miri Rubin, author of 'Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary'Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: The Curious Case of the Apple 1 The Missing Apple 2 A Bad Latin Apple 3 The Iconographic Apple 4 The Vernacular Apple Conclusion: A Scholarly Reflection Acknowledgments Appendix: Inventory of Fall of Man Scenes Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
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Zondervan The Storied Life
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Zondervan Morning Has Broken
Book SynopsisSoothe the stresses of your day by coloring nature-inspired illustrations, and meditate on quotes and Bible verses in Morning Has Broken, a beautifully designed adult coloring book from artist Jennifer Tucker that will quiet your mind and fill your spirit.
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Sikh Art and Literature
Book SynopsisSikh Art and Literature introduces Sikhism through its rich artistic culture. Using an assembly of rare imagery and literature, we are given the chance to explore the fruitful world of the Sikhs.Trade Review'An appealing overview of 500 years achievement.' - The Scotsman'Sikh Art and Lierature is a timely addition to much needed scholary work on Sikhism ...[it] will prove to be a valuable resource for those who are engaged in teaching Sikh studies courses in colleges and universities ... I strongly recommend that all Sikh families should buy a copy ...' - Sewa Singh, World Faiths Encounter'... it is to the credit of Routledge ... that it has brought out this absorbing book ...' - Financial TimesTable of ContentsContents List of Colour Plates and Illustrations Art Foreword Literature Foreword AcknowledgementsIntroduction, Narinder Singh Kapany, Founding Chair of Sikh Foundation and Kerry Brown, The Sikh FoundationArt1. From Gurus to Kings: Early and Court Painting Gursharan Singh Sidhu, President of The Society for Art and Cultural Heritage for India 2. An Illustrated Life: Guru Nanak in Narrative Art Robert J.Del Bonta, Asian Art Museum 3. The Sikh Treasury: The Sikh Kingdom and the British Raj Susan Stronge, V&A Curator, Museum 4.Golden Temple, Marble Forum: Form and Meaning in Sacred Architecture Henry J.Walker, Bates College, MaineLiterature1. The Unstruck Melody: Mystical Mysticism in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Gobind Singh Mansukhani, former chair of Sikh Studies at Chandigarh University 6. The Western Gateway toSikhism: The Life and Works of M.A.Macauliffe Harbans Lal, trustee of the Academy of Guru Granth Studies 7. Poetry Urges Poetry: From the Guru Granth to Bhai Vir Singh Nikky Guninder Kaur Singh, Colby College 8. Critical Ecstacy: The Modern Poetry of Puran Singh Surjit Singh Dulai, Michigan State University 9. Old Culture, New Knowledge: The Writings of Bhai Mohan Singh Vaid Ardaman Singh, writer, Delhi and Nirvikar Singh, University of California, Santa Cruz 10. A Mirror to Our Faces: The Short Stories of Khushwan Singh Abdul Jabbar, City College of San FranciscoAppendices 1. The Ten Sikh Gurus 2. The Contributors to Sri Guru Granth Sahib 3. The Structure of Sri Guru Granth Sahib 4. Custodians of Sikh Art Recommended Reading Glossary.
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Harvard University Press A Bull of a Man
Book SynopsisIn this groundbreaking study of previously unexplored aspects of the early Buddhist tradition, Powers adapts methodological approaches from European and North American historiography to the study of early Buddhist literature, art, and iconography, highlighting aspects of the tradition that have been surprisingly invisible in earlier scholarship.Trade ReviewA Bull of a Man is one of the most creative and remarkable manuscripts on an Indian-Buddhist related topic that I have read in the past quarter-century. No other publication on embodiment in Buddhism even approaches its sophistication. It is an exciting, essential volume for all in Buddhist studies. -- Charles S. Prebish, Utah State UniversityWhereas for years Western scholars have propagated a disembodied view of Buddhism, John Powers makes a powerful case for the Indian tradition's obsession with gender, sexuality, and the body. Engagingly written and packed with fascinating details, A Bull of a Man is a major contribution to Buddhist studies and a must read for anyone interested in the interaction between gender and religion. -- Christopher E. Forth, author of Masculinity in the Modern WestA wide audience will benefit from reading it. -- Björn Krondorfer * Journal of Men, Masculinities, and Spirituality *For the first time, Powers's study presents us with a new perspective on the Buddha as an ideal, perfect man for others to emulate through his careful examination of masculinity in Indian Buddhist literatures...Powers's study offers the reader a fresh look from a community perspective of how the immediate disciples of the Buddha lived together and associated with one another, how they treated their bodies in private and in meditation, and how they interacted with women. Contrary to conventional understandings, Powers also shows that, as human beings, the Buddhist monks also built intimate friendships, valued companionship, and encountered challenges of various kinds. Thus, this book broadens our understanding of the foundational Buddhist community and the lives of its members. -- Guang Xing * American Historical Review *A welcome addition to a growing corpus of scholarship on body, gender, and sexuality in Buddhist studies...Powers displays an encyclopedic knowledge of South Asian Buddhist history and literature...Powers excels at documenting broad changes in concepts of masculinity and body across Buddhist sects. -- Susanne Mrozik * H-Net Reviews *Although the Buddha was depicted in early Buddhist literature as a virile and stunningly beautiful man, in the modern West he has been largely stripped of his masculinity by well-meaning, if historically inaccurate, attempts to render him asexual and gender neutral. In A Bull of A Man John Powers seeks to reinvigorate the Buddha and his early disciples, restoring to them the masculinity that the authors of the Pali canon clearly intended them to have. Powers' readings of the early biographies of the Buddha show that the story is one of heroic and manly self-control, and in the Vinaya he finds evidence in the stories of sexual escapades that early Indian monks were routinely depicted as models of masculinity. While their chastity may have yoked their seminal energies for the pursuit of the exalted goal of liberation, their minds appear to have remained with their manhood. -- Alexander Gardner * Buddhadharma *Powers plots the ways in which masculinity and the Indian Buddhist path are discursively intertwined, and he offers explanations for an Indian Buddhist discourse of masculinity that many have ignored or found counterintuitive. He situates his work within emerging scholarship on religion, gender, and the body, noting the central importance of somatic displays of virtue and of the male body in particular as a symbol of spiritual accomplishment in Indian Buddhism. Calling on the theoretical work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Pierre Bourdieu, and others, Powers further suggests that Buddhist discourses of masculinity were a vital resource for Indian Buddhists who had to perform their masculinity in order to succeed in their local social environments...Powers's employment of masculinity as an interpretive category in the study of Indian Buddhism is fresh and extremely useful. His mastery of a wide range of textual sources in several Buddhist languages makes his discussion substantive and well balanced. Furthermore, he takes a pedagogical tone throughout, always providing a basic discussion of Buddhist traditions even while advancing more sophisticated arguments about gender and the body in Buddhism. These qualities make his volume one of a rare few that are both challenging for experts and accessible to students...A Bull of a Man is a solid and worthy study that will be revelatory to many. -- Amy Paris Langenberg * Journal of Asian Studies *A Bull of a Man is an exceptional contribution to the field of Indian Buddhist Studies. The main argument is simple, and yet scholars in the field have consistently missed it for decades. Powers has managed to put his finger on a central theme in Buddhist literature that has evaded the majority of us...Powers has opened the door to a new and exciting field of inquiry for Buddhist Studies. -- Vanessa Sasson * Journal of Buddhist Ethics *This compelling book on the masculine aspects of the Buddha's body explores areas untouched by current studies in "embodiment" in Buddhism. While traditionally, discussions of the body in general, and of the Buddha's body in particular, have highlighted the intersexual and asexual nature of the Buddha...this intriguing and persuasive work explores the "manliness" of the Buddha's body...Indispensable for all early Buddhist study. -- E. Findly * Choice *Table of Contents* Preface * The Ultimate Man * A Manly Monk * Sex and the Single Monk * The Problem with Bodies * The Company of Men * The Greater Men of the Greater Vehicle * Adepts and Sorcerers * Conclusion * Appendix 1: The Major and Minor Physical Characteristics of a Great Man * Appendix 2: Epithets of the Buddha * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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Moody Publishers Images And Idols
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Ohio State University Press A Theology of Sense
Book SynopsisScott Dill''s A Theology of Sense: John Updike, Embodiment, and Late Twentieth-Century American Literature brings together theology, aesthetics, and the body, arguing that Updike, a central figure in post-1945 American literature, deeply embeds in his work questions of the body and the senses with questions of theology. Dill offers new understandings not only of the work of Updike-which is importantly being revisited since the author''s death in 2009-but also new understandings of the relationship between aesthetics, religion, and physical experience.Dill explores Updike''s unique literary legacy in order to argue for a genuinely postsecular theory of aesthetic experience. Each chapter takes up one of the five senses and its relation to broader theoretical concerns: affect, subjectivity, ontology, ethics, and theology. While placing Updike''s work in relation to other late twentieth-century American writers, Dill explains their notions
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Pilgrims Progress From This World to That
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Routledge The Music of Theology
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The Life of God in the Soul of Man
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Gorgias Press On This Day August
Book SynopsisThe Armenian Church Synaxarion is a collection of saints' lives according to the day of the year on which each saint is celebrated. Part of the great and varied Armenian liturgical tradition from the turn of the first millennium, the first Armenian Church Synaxarion represented the logical culmination of a long and steady development of what is today called the cult of the saints. This volume, the first Armenian-English edition, is the eighth of a twelve-volume series - one for each month of the year - and is ideal for personal devotional use or as a valuable resource for anyone interested in saints.
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Edinburgh University Press Modernism and Religion
Book SynopsisExplores the transformation of religious orthodoxy in the age of modernism
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Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books Deep Reading
Book SynopsisThis book helps readers develop practices that will result in deep, formative, and faithful reading so they can contribute to the flourishing of their communities and cultivate their own spiritual and intellectual depth. The authors present reading as a remedy for three prevalent cultural vices--distraction, hostility, and consumerism--that impact the possibility of formative reading. Informed by James K. A. Smith''s work on 'the spiritual power of habit,' Deep Reading provides resources for engaging in formative and culturally subversive reading practices that teach readers how to resist vices, love virtue, and desire the good.Rather than emphasizing the spiritual benefits of reading specific texts such as Dante''s Divine Comedy or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the authors focus on the practice of reading itself. They examine practices many teachers, students, and avid readers employ--such as reading lists, reading logs, and discuss
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Pickwick Publications Restless
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd Crook in the Lot: Living with that thorn in your
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1737 this book holds a special place among the tremendous amount of Puritan literature that was produced during that time. Thomas Boston was renowned for his clearly understood English and the manner in which he maintained that clarity while conveying messages of great depth. The Crook in the Lot is introduced to us by J. I. Packer. In an extensive prologue he shows how Boston’s advice remains deeply relevant today. Boston was not preaching merely from his theological understanding, he was speaking from direct personal experience. Boston had real “thorns” to deal with himself, ranging from his wife’s paralyzing depression to his own experiences living for years with what were probably kidney stones. He brings his own unique combination of wonderfully profound and yet immensely practical advice to bear to give us a work of lasting impact.Trade Review"..The pure Biblical wisdom of The Crook in the Lot is badly need by many of us, and so I am delighted that is being made available in this handy form." -- J. I. Packer ((1926–2020), Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada)
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Shocking Journals Christmas Coloring Book For Kids: Holiday
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