Religious and ceremonial arts Books

Book SynopsisIn Renaissance Florence, certain paintings and sculptures of the Virgin Mary and Christ were believed to have extraordinary efficacy in activating potent sacred intercession. The author questions what distinguished these paintings and sculptures from other similar sacred images.Trade Review“The Miraculous Image in Renaissance Florence. . .is the fruit of long, sustained and carefully considered research.”—Richard Cork, Apollo -- Richard Cork * Apollo *“Megan Holmes’s The Miraculous Image in Renaissance Florence explores this fascinating and hitherto neglected subject with admirable clarity and insight.” —David Ekserdjian, The Spectator -- David Ekserdjian * The Spectator *Winner of the 2015 Charles Rufus Morey Book Award given by the College Art Association. -- Charles Rufus Morey Book Award * College Art Association *

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating study considers the poetic and mythological artworks made for elite female monastic communities in Renaissance Italy. Nuns from the patrician class, who often disregarded obligations of austerity and poverty, commissioned sensually appealing, richly made artifacts inspired by contemporary courtly culture. The works of art transformed monastic parlors, abbatial apartments, and nuns' cells into ornate settings, thereby enriching and complicating the opposition of religious and worldly spheres. This unconventional monastic and yet courtly decoration was a new form of art in the way it entangled the sacred and the profane. The artwork was intended to edify both intellectually and spiritually, as well as to delight and seduce the viewer. Based on extensive new research into primary sources, this generously illustrated book introduces a thriving female monastic visual culture that ecclesiastical authorities endeavored to suppress. It shows how this art taught its viewers to use their eyes to gain insights about the secular world beyond the convent walls.Trade Review"Periti's well documented, beautifully illustrated book provides insight into life and art within elite Renaissance convents."-Choice Choice

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Book SynopsisThis book offers the first-ever survey of artistic depictions of the legend of Saint George defeating the dragon. The earliest existing references to this episode in the hagiography of Saint George date from the 11th century, and the mythical conflict has entertained the imaginations of artists ever since. Copiously illustrated, this book includes varied representations in painting, sculpture, engraving, and more by artists from Raphael and Peter Paul Rubens to Odilon Redon and Andy Warhol. In addition, the artists David Claerbout, Giuseppe Penone, Luc Tuymans, and Angel Vergara Santiago have been invited to contribute their own interpretations of the story, and these new works are also featured. The contemporary perspective is further explored in the book through essays that trace the shifting resonance of the allegory, positing that it has evolved to become symbolic of man's internal struggle as he attempts to fulfill his destiny. Distributed for MercatorfondsExhibition Schedule:Musée des Arts Contemporains au Grand-Hornu (10/18/1501/17/16)

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging and thought-provoking compilation explores the idea of nonconformity in art, religion, and philosophy. The book features 55 contemporary artists who work outside the norms of current practice, alongsideboth newly commissioned and previously published texts which, taken together, provide an astute sampling of recent perspectives on art and ideas. Among the artists whose work is featured are Margit Anna, Clayton Bailey, Tony Cox, Abu Bakarr Mansaray, Birgit Megerle, Philip Smith, and Keiichi Tanaami. The accompanying texts include classic works by Sigmund Freud and Leo Steinberg, reprinted with new commentary by Mark Edmundson and Joshua Decter, respectively; a recent essay on unorthodoxy in Judaism by Alan T. Levenson with a response by Jack Wertheimer; and a previously unpublished meditation on Aby Warburg's art history by Georges Didi-Huberman.Distributed for the Jewish Museum, New YorkExhibition Schedule:Jewish Museum, New York 11/06/15-03/27/16

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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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Book SynopsisA revelatory study exploring wood's many material, ecological, and symbolic meanings in the religious art of medieval GermanyTrade Review“In late medieval Germany, religious art was full of trees, vines, and other plants, symbolizing the strong ties between agrarian and spiritual life. Art historian Gregory C. Bryda surveys these botanically influenced masterpieces in his new book The Trees of the Cross, including works by some of the era’s great masters.”—Peter Saenger, Wall Street Journal“A rewarding study that is full of new insights.”—Jeremy Warren, Art Newspaper“Going deeper into history and daily life than scholarship on materiality and ecology ordinarily ventures, Bryda’s argument persuasively demonstrates that late medieval German art is invested with a rhythm of seasons, harvest, and bloom. Elegantly written and packed with new discoveries, this is a book to be imbibed, ingested, and oft consulted.”—Shira Brisman, University of Pennsylvania“The Trees of the Cross is a truly interdisciplinary study that will resonate beyond art history in the fields of ecology, ethnography, folklore studies, and both economic and agrarian history. Engagingly written, the book provides an important corrective to our broader understanding of the role of nature in late medieval German art.”—Achim Timmermann, University of Michigan

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Book SynopsisCan we afford to chase beauty in a world that emphasizes distraction and naked ambition over a lifestyle of wonder and spiritual restfulness?The everyday road of life is littered with the pains of growing up, loving and failing to love, of peace and discord. What is God saying through all the muck of life? God speaks to us through beauty. But to hear his words, we must slow down and listen with our hearts.What would happen if we slowed down and looked at the world and our lives with new eyes? The Beauty Chasers shows us a secret passageway that leads beyond the utility mindset that banished beauty from our hearts. Author Tim Willard gives us a guidebook for discovering how to see the world with fresh eyes and let beauty guide us in life and our relationship with God.The Beauty Chasers will... inspire you to live life as a participant instead of a spectator. guide you toward a life of presence rather than disTrade Review'A deep and thought-provoking invitation to truly experience beauty as a way of life. The Beauty Chasers gives permission and direction to seek the beauty we long for. This book will forever change your perspective on the vital role of beauty in your everyday life, just like it did in mine.' * Myquillyn Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Welcome Home *'Beauty is not something to look at; beauty is a life. That is the message in Tim Willard's new book. The Beauty Chasers is the guidebook we all need to embark on the journey that will lead to a life where beauty is the air we breathe and the food that sustains us.' * Roberta Green Ahmanson, writer, art curator, explorer *'I'm obsessed with Tim's way of seeing the world. It convicts me and nourishes me all at the same time. We've never needed a book as much as we need this book right now. I'm sitting down and I'm listening. This book is helping me 'see when the world goes blind.' Thank you, Tim, for nudging us a little closer home.' * Dr. Edie Wadsworth, author of All the Pretty Things *'If you think beauty is something extra or optional, if you think it's the cherry on top of life or a gift reserved only for those with more money or more time than you, you must read Timothy Willard's inspiring book. I love the folksy cadence of his storytelling. I love the surprising theological insights. I love how he weaves in the voices of so many philosophers and artists. The Beauty Chasers will open the eyes of your heart, soul, and mind until you become exactly what it describes: a fully alive human being chasing beauty with everything you've got.' * Christie Purifoy, author of Placemaker and Garden Maker *'Looking up from the heads-down busyness of life can be tough for me, so I am always looking for ways to refocus. The Beauty Chasers is just the type of book to help, and Tim Willard is the perfect guide. He takes us on a slow path towards finding God in new and imaginative ways. Along the way, Willard encourages us to let the pressures of the world fall away and to accept God's invitation to a life-changing adventure in chasing beauty.' * Jason Locy, designer and coauthor of Veneer *'The Beauty Chasers draws us back to a recognized beauty lost, then reminds us of beauty's name, so we may know why we are drawn.' * Roger W. Thompson, fisherman, surfer, and author of My Best Friend’s Funeral, Losing My Voice to Find It, and We Stood Upon Stars *'The Beauty Chasers is the book our souls need right now. It's one to linger over and return to, so keep it close. The power of these pages is that the life painted within them isn't just for the writer, the poet, or the naturally creative; it's for all of us. You'll be led into a place of spiritual gratitude, awe, and insight through Tim's stories from his days in Oxford, conversations between the likes of Moses and C. S. Lewis, and his accessible theological teaching. I feel nourished, uplifted, challenged, and led into a world I've been living in but can finally see.' * Leah Boden, author of Modern Miss Mason *'The Beauty Chasers is Tim Willard in book form. Though it falls into the category of spiritual formation, The Beauty Chasers is something entirely new--a book I think we all need as we move through the world today and seek out beauty in the midst of suffering, violence, and our everyday problems and stresses. A guidebook of sorts, The Beauty Chasers inspires me to find the beauty that's already present around me. It's not a beauty that's skin deep or found on our phones; instead, this kind of true beauty is an overflow of our relationship with God. Seeking it out is a challenge I'm excited to continue in my own life, and I thank Tim for giving me the tools I didn't know I needed in order to find beauty, not just on vacation or special occasions, but on the most average of Mondays.' * Adam Weber, lead pastor of Embrace Church, author of Love has a Name and host of The Conversation Podcast *'This book is a whimsical, meandering journey into a vast and (mostly) unexplored geography: the world of beauty. What is it? Why are we drawn to it? What are the ramifications for us as a society if we misrepresent or squander it? Tim Willard, willing and eager, ushers us into this vast expanse with stories and conversations and exposition, leaving us finally with the belief that there is so much more to the world than the material things we can see--and this is good.' * Shawn Smucker, award-winning author of The Weight of Memory *'Tim is an expert for our times. Even before the world became more aware of its need to be awakened out of media-induced malaise, Tim was a student of beauty and its power to revive the human soul. The message in these pages is not one I can merely read but have to share: there is hope for even these days. With rich storytelling and prose, Tim gives us the guide to recapture the wonder we all need right now.' * Sara Hagerty, bestselling author of Unseen, ADORE, and Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet *'Tim is my go-to source to learn what God calls beautiful. Not only has he studied beauty, but he writes beautifully. This book captures the imagination while guiding the reader along a journey of spiritual discovery and renewal. If you're like me, always on the lookout for books that will inspire while also giving you time to catch my breath before God, then you will love The Beauty Chasers.' * Esther Fleece Allen, bestselling author of No More Faking Fine and Your New Name *'Tim Willard has invited us into a thrilling exploration of a long-neglected aspect of God's glory. Often, God is gazed upon from one dimension, a dimension that can seem distant. Willard exposes the reality of God's majesty and places us in a multi-dimensional world of his beautiful creation, where his voice rings closer, clearer, and more personal. It's not a page-turner, it's a page-stopper. You will find yourself pausing to ponder, reflect, and smile at the insightful message The Beauty Chasers calls us to. The Beauty Chasers journeys us to adoration, thankfulness, wonder, and awe. It leads to worship!' * Jason Elam, NFL placekicker 1993–2009, author of the Riley Covington Series, and special ambassador to the Bible Translation illumiNations Global Movement *'Tim writes with rare beauty and soul, like the great ones before him. C. S. Lewis. Frederick Buechner. Eugene Peterson. His new book, The Beauty Chasers, calls us away from shallow distractions and to a deeper life.' * John Sowers, author of Say All the Unspoken Things *'Tim's book is a radiant invitation not just to learn about beauty, but to live it; to taste and be transformed by God's loveliness in a radical and restorative way. Tim is a kind and experienced guide who offers his readers the vision they need to undergo a transformative journey, to read the signs and understand the times, but he's also a friend who comes along, helping them step-by-step into a wide and wondrous way of living. This book is a gift.' * Sarah Clarkson, author of This Beautiful Truth *'Timothy Willard is a writer's writer. If this book doesn't light your fire, your wood is wet.' * Sean Dietrich, “Sean of the South,” author of Will the Circle Be Unbroken *'With a subject that may be perceived as trite or tired, Timothy Willard masterfully guides us to reexamine beauty with fresh perspective and imagination. Drawing upon Scripture and classic literature, Willard opens a window to our spirit, sharpening our lens for beauty as we receive the adventurous invitation of a loving God. The Beauty Chasers is a balm for weary and despairing hearts; it is also an astute call to our attention in daily living.' * Bethany Douglass, writer and home educator, creator of Cloistered Away *'Wrestling to communicate the transcendent beauty within my darkest memories was where I met Timothy Willard. Thank God that Tim wrote The Beauty Chasers in such distracted and despairing times, to share his own heavenly joy and revive our tired souls. This book will remind you to be in awe and wonder, to laugh and cry over the transforming song of beauty all around you.' * Lacey Sturm, cofounder of the platinum-selling rock band Flyleaf, solo rock artist, and author of The Return *

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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.

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Book SynopsisLeads the reader through a more or less historical narrative of the relationship between Christianity and the visual arts beginning with the deep-rooted fear of images in the Judaeo-Christian tradition. Shows how significant for religion art can be.

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Book SynopsisTheologians and artists reflect here on how theology and the arts can be mutually enriching and beneficial. The contibutors argue that it is part of theology's "calling" to engage with culture, particularly the arts, and that it is not in fact "true" theology unless it does so.

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Book SynopsisThe 23 chapters in this volume explore the material culture of sanctity in Latin Europe and the Mediterranean between c. 1000 and c. 1220, with a focus on the ways in which saints and relics were enshrined, celebrated, and displayed.Reliquary cults were particularly important during the Romanesque period, both as a means of affirming or promoting identity and as a conduit for the divine. This book covers the geography of sainthood, the development of spaces for reliquary display, the distribution of saints across cities, the use of reliquaries to draw attention to the attributes, and the virtues or miracle-working character of particular saints. Individual essays range from case studies on Verona, Hildesheim, Trondheim and Limoges, the mausoleum of Lazarus at Autun, and the patronage of Mathilda of Canossa, to reflections on local pilgrimage, the deployment of saints as physical protectors, the use of imagery where possession of a saint was disputed, island sanctuaries, and the role of Templars and Hospitallers in the promotion of relics from the Holy Land. This book will serve historians and archaeologists studying the Romanesque period, and those interested in material culture and religious practice in Latin Europe and the Mediterranean c.1000âc.1220.Table of ContentsThe Lazarus Mausoleum at Autun RevisitedNeil StratfordA re-præsentatio of Royal and Holy Bodies: The Monumental Tombs of Vienne Cathedral in their Liturgical SettingsBarbara FranzéHeribert and Anno II of Cologne: Two Saintly Archbishops, their Cult, and their Romanesque ShrinesSusanne WittekindThe Canonisation of Bernward and Godehard: Hildesheim as a Cultural and Artistic Centre in the 12th and 13th CenturiesGerhard LutzA Garland of Saints: Romanesque Verona and the Evocation of RomeMeredith FlukeThe Geography of Death: Tombs of Saints and Nobles in the Lands of the CanossasArturo Carlo QuintavalleA Satirical Itinerary of Holy Bodies? Recommendations from The Pilgrim’s GuideRose WalkerThe Pilgrimage Church of St Martin at Tours: The Building Project of the Treasurer Hervé (c. 1001–1022) and its ContextRichard GemSaint Martial of Limoges and the Making of a SaintClaude Andrault-SchmittLocal Hero: Saint Eusice at Selles-sur-CherDeborah Kahn Extra-Mural Developments: The 11th-Century Reconstruction of St-Eutrope at SaintesJohn McNeill Stone, Image, Body: Constructing the Memory of Saint Dionysius in RegensburgMichele Luigi VescoviByzantine Echoes at the end of the 11th Century in the Kingdom of Aragon: Sancho Ramirez and the Relics of Saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki, Fact or Historiographic Fiction?Marta Poza YagüeInventing a New Antiquity: The Reliquary-Altar Depicting the Martyrdom of Saint Saturninus at Saint-Hilaire d’AudeManuel Castiñeiras With Faithful Mind: The Pilgrimage to Santo Domingo de SilosElizabeth Valdez del ÁlamoBradanreolice, Burryholms, and Barry Island: Saints, Shrines and Island Pilgrimage Centres in the Severn EstuaryJeremy KnightLeo on the Margins? Reform, Romanesque, and the Monastery on Inishark Island, IrelandRyan Lash Three Hungarian Shrines from 1083: Canonisation, Politics, and ReformBéla Zsolt SzakácsThe Royal and Christlike Martyr: Constructing the Cult of Saint Olav, 1030–1220Øystein EkrollThe "Forest of Symbols" on the Romanesque Bronze Doors at Gniezno Cathedral ChurchTomasz WęcławowiczImages in the Bayeux Tapestry and Rodes Bible: Reliquaries, Models,and MeaningMontserrat Pagès i ParetasTemplars, Cults, and Relics: The Cleveland Reliquary of the True CrossGaetano CurziTemplars, Hospitallers, and Canons of the Holy Sepulchre on the Way of Saint James: Building at the Service of Lay SpiritualityJavier Martínez de AguirreIndex

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Book SynopsisThe story of four modern American Catholics who made literature out of their search for GodIn the mid-twentieth century four American Catholics came to believe that the best way to explore the questions of religious faith was to write about them-in works that readers of all kinds could admire. The Life You Save May Be Your Own is their story-a vivid and enthralling account of great writers and their power over us.Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk in Kentucky; Dorothy Day the founder of the Catholic Worker in New York; Flannery O''Connor a Christ-haunted literary prodigy in Georgia; Walker Percy a doctor in New Orleans who quit medicine to write fiction and philosophy. A friend came up with a name for them-the School of the Holy Ghost-and for three decades they exchanged letters, ardently read one another''s books, and grappled with what one of them called a predicament shared in common.A pilgrimage is a journey taken in light of a story; and in The Life You Save May Be Your Own Paul Elie tells these writers'' story as a pilgrimage from the God-obsessed literary past of Dante and Dostoevsky out into the thrilling chaos of postwar American life. It is a story of how the Catholic faith, in their vision of things, took on forms the faithful could not have anticipated. And it is a story about the ways we look to great books and writers to help us make sense of our experience, about the power of literature to change-to save-our lives.

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Book SynopsisModeled on the highly successful Norton Critical Editions, this series offers illuminating introductions to major monuments of painting, sculpture, and architecture.

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Book SynopsisThe Significance of Monuments is an indispensable text for all students of European prehistory. It is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating period.Trade Review'Bradley writes as he speaks: enthusiastically, lucidly and, even more importantly, interestingly.''Like a stone on calm water, it by necessity leaves out some areas but makes a profound impact on others and in so doing is no less gratifying. It should be essential reading to anyone interested in Neolithic studies.' - Alex Gibson, Landscape History vol 20 98'As someone who can work theory into practice, Bradley has the rare ability to produce successful interpretative archaeologies in a clear, readable and compelling style. It is a publication that deserves a wide audience, and not just within the closed circle of British prehistorians.' - Joshua Pollard'Bradley has identified some aspects of cosmological significance at a broad European level. The Significance of Monuments is stimulating, interesting, and enjoyable; I would highly recommend it for teaching.' - Assemblage, University of SheffieldTable of ContentsList of Figures Preface Part One: From the House of the Dead 1. Structures of Sand: Settlements, Monuments and the Nature of the Neolithic 2. Thinking the Neolithic: the Mesolithic World View and its Transformation 3. The Death of the House: the Origins of Long Mounds and Neolithic Enclosures 4. Another Time: Architecure, Ancestry and the Development of Chambered Tombs 5. Small Worlds: Causewayed Enclosures and their Transformations Part Two: Describing a Circle 6. The Persistence of Memory: Ritual, Time and the History of Ceremonial Monuments 7. The Public Interest: Ritual and Ceremonial, from Passage Graves to Henges 8. Theatre in the Round: Henge Monuments, Stone Circles and their Integration with the Landscape 9. Closed Circles: the Changing Character of Monuments, from Enclosures to Cemeteries 10. An Agricultural Revolution: the Domestication of Ritual Life during later Prehistory References.

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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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Book SynopsisThis book introduces the relationship between the apocryphal texts and the paintings, mosaics, and sculpture in which they are paralleled, and which have been so significant in transmitting these non-Biblical stories to generations of churchgoers.Trade Review'[This] tough and prodigiously learned, and amply illustrated, [book considers] ... subjects of immediate importance not only to art historians, but also to all concerned with the roots of Christianity.' - Pamela Tudor-Craig, Church Times'The book forms a highly accessible guide to the main apocryphal sources for Christian iconography ... [it] is very well written, simply structured, and has informative illustrations.' - Andrew Spira, Reviews in Religion and Theology' ... an important document for all lovers of Christian art.' - Nouvelle Revue Thélogique' ... it is superbly illustrated with over a 100 plates and has evidently been a labour of love. It is a book which will stimulate and open up new avenues for the student in search of Christian origins.' - Koninklijke Brill NV'The entire work, by text and illustration, demonstrates the influence of the New Testament apocrypha on art from the third or fourth century down to the sixteenth ...' - The Heythrop JournalTable of ContentsPreface Table of Illustrations Introduction 1. Text, Art and the Christian Apocrypha 2. Mary 3. Images of Christ 4. The Life and Mission of Jesus 5. Paul, Thecla and Peter 6. Apostles and Evangelists Bibliography General Index Index of Extracts from Apocryphal Texts Permissions and Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisThis catalogue of the Wyvern sculpture collection, which is not open to the public, comprises outstanding European sculptures of the medieval period, as well as some Late Antique and Byzantine pieces and related works of the post-medieval era. Objects are made from wood, stone (including alabaster and marble) and terracotta. Also included are medieval works of art in metal, mostly consisting of crucifix figures (corpora), and other functional metalware such as aquamanilia (water vessels for the washing of hands) and candlesticks. This sumptuous publication will interest all those concerned with the material culture of the Middle Ages.Trade Review'There could be few more qualified guides to an important private collection of medieval art than Paul Williamson' - Apollo'The combination of the unfaltering taste of the collector, who has, as he acknowledges in his foreword, been advised by some of the best medieval curators of our time, and Williamson’s erudition and deep understanding of sculpture make this volume a landmark. … this volume is also a useful primary source in the history of taste. After reading it, one can only impatiently await the publication of the next' - Burlington magazine'Of the right calibre and breadth to guide us confidently through the salient moments of the history of European medieval sculpting and casting' - The Art NewspaperTable of ContentsForeword • Introduction • I. Late Antique and Byzantine (cat. 1–8) • II. Romanesque and Early Gothic 1050-1200 (cat. 9–44) • III. Europe in the 13th Century (cat. 45–68) • IV. Europe in the 14th Century (cat. 69–92) • V. Europe in the First Half of the 15th Century (cat. 93–126) • VI. Europe in the Second Half of the 15th Century (cat. 127–164) • VII. Europe in the First Half of the 16th Century (cat. 165–179) • VIII. Post-Medieval (cat. 180–187)

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Book SynopsisOne of the world's most respected writers on art investigates the very different ways painting has given form to the afterlife.Trade Review'A more novel and compelling book about art’s version of the afterlife, and how it is inflected by worldly politics and reality, can hardly be imagined' - Observer, Books of the Year 2018'Utopian modernism has been Clark’s lifetime study, to which this book is an imaginative, heartfelt coda ... gracefully skims a tightrope between attentive looking and political thinking' - Financial Times'Remarkable … You don’t have to be religious to get it. You just have to have faith in the force of belief' - New York Times, Best Art Books of 2018'Lavishly illustrated … there is some characteristically arresting phrase-making' - World of InteriorsTable of Contents1. Giotto and the Angel • 2. Bruegel in Paradise • 3. Poussin and the Unbeliever • 4. Veronese’s Higher Beings • Conclusion: Picasso & the Fall • Coda: For a Left with No Future

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Book SynopsisLooking at painting and sculpture from the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries, this work focuses on the symbolism of the female breast to open an interpretive view of Western European history.Trade Review"A note of hope and a gesture toward a more erotic and mystical future." Church History "[A] slender, provocative volume... Miles has delivered a careful analysis that will prove essential and an enjoyable read." -- Preston Yancey TranspositionsTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The Secularization of the Breast PART ONE: THE RELIGIOUS BREAST Chapter 2: The Virgin's One Bare Breast Chapter 3: Mary Magdalen's Penitent Breast PART TWO: THE SECULAR BREAST Chapter 4: The Anatomical Breast Chapter 5: The Pornographic Breast Afterword: A Complex Delight Select Bibliography List of Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisPresents an examination of Pablo Picasso's use of religious imagery and the religious import of many of his works with secular subject matter.Trade Review"[Dillenberger] provides a fresh outlook that connects [Picasso] to the spiritual upbringing in his childhood and the classical past world of art." Library Journal "... a powerful study... Dillenberger argues powerfully that Picasso, too, was in his best works searching to express the presence of transcendence in the here and now, seeking 'some other realm of feeling and thought where he, too, despite his profession of atheism, could take part in the Christian drama as it unfolded under his own hand'." -- Charles Pickstone Art & Christianity EnquiryTable of ContentsForeword Michael Morris, OP Preface Jane Dillenberger 1. The Crucifixion 2. The Early Years 3. Picasso and the Church 4. Guernica: Ultimate Concern 5. The Corrida and the Sketchbooks of the 195s Notes Selected Bibliography List of Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisTells the history of Christianity from the sixteenth century by selecting the visual themes of faith that have profoundly influenced its development. This book examines a variety of Christian visual practices, ranging from the imagination, visions of nationhood, the likeness of Jesus, and the role of modern art as a spiritual quest.Trade Review"David Morgan's impressive new book navigates a much contested terrain." Art and ChristianityTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. WORD AND IMAGE 1. The Shape of the Holy 2. The Visible Word PART II. THE TRAFFIC OF IMAGES 3. Religion as Sacred Economy 4. The Agency of Words 5. Christianity and Nationhood 6. The Likeness of Jesus 7. Modern Art and Christianity Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCelebrates the complexity of South Asian representation and iconography by examining the relationship between aesthetic expression and the devotional practice, or puja, in the three native religions of the Indian subcontinent. This title presents 150 objects created over the past two millennia for temples, home worship, festivals, and more.Trade Review"... a visually stunning coffee table conversation piece, and a stellar tool for use in a classroom to provide graphic, tactical examples of function and worship. Puja and Piety is a photographic journey exploring the intricate relationship that art holds within religion and lived spirituality." Reading Religion

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Passion Relics and the Medieval Imagination] tackles for the first time a very large subject: how relics were displayed in the Middle Ages. . . . This is a small book with an important message for art historians." * Art Newspaper *"Provides an expert synthesis of current scholarship, a welcome introduction for students desiring a toehold in recent literature. . . . a useful summary of recent research on how the instruments of Christ’s Passion were displayed and venerated in the Middle Ages." * Times Higher Education *"Hahn’s writing is very readable and accessible to veteran scholars in history, art history, and religious studies, as well as to nonspecialists and the general public. . . . This book promises to have a large impact on future study of the cult of Passion relics." * Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies *"One can hardly engage in study of the medieval relic without consulting the scholarship of Cynthia Hahn. . . . Like the slivers of wood of True Cross relics, this book is small but powerful. With characteristic clarity and poetic style, Hahn presents the distinct kind of perspective that comes from a seasoned and creative scholar." * Reading Religion *"In her introduction, Hahn expresses a hope that her work will be accessible to students, advanced scholars, and the curious public. With this book, she has successfully achieved this goal; it is a rich and engaging contribution to the study of Passion relics." * Journal of Medieval Religious Culture *"A miniature treasury in itself. . . .well ordered and energetically presented. Academics will enjoy the lively, well-informed prose of a scholar who has been thinking about the potential and powers of relics, particularly relics in their connections with human behavior, for many years." * West 86th *"Hahn’s monograph is a highly engaging and tightly argued study on the Passion relic as it developed at the nexus of imperialism, power, and the rise of devotional objects in early Christianity." * Religion and the Arts *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Lure of Passion Relics, the Power of the Cross The True Cross Cross—Sign, Image, Thing, Relic The Relic and Its Dispersal—Emperors, Churchmen, and Crusaders Jerusalem Crosses and the Toulouse Châsse 2. Passion Relics: Strength in Unity Instruments of Torture Passion Relics as Th ings Passion Relics Collected Devotion to Passion Relics The Arma Christi Conclusion Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Index Biblical Citations

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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

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Book SynopsisExamining four major examples of the fantastic genre: the "Harry Potter" series, "His Dark Materials", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the "Earthsea cycle", this book argues that the production and consumption of the fantastic in popular culture offers an illuminating window onto spiritual trends and conditions.Trade Review‘This is a fascinating book that would appeal to both academic and general readers.' -- Theological Books ReviewTable of Contents1. Spirituality in the Twenty-First Century; 2. Tripping the Light Fantastic; 3. Hero-Pest, Hero-Quest: The Transforming Self; 4. The Good and the Monstrous; 5. Sacrifice and Redemption; 6. The Nature and Limits of Personhood; 7. And They All Lived (Un)happily Ever After; 8. Conclusions: Shadows of the Divine.

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Book SynopsisThe Bible and Western Christian Literature is a 5-volume, 1.5 million word reference resource on the impact and influence of the bible upon the development of literature, charting this relationship from the classical period to the modern day. The international spread of the biblical text is reflected in a structure that considers the broader geographical, philosophical, and theological factors that crop up when the bible's role in culture and society is considered. The work reflects a broader cultural narrative that is dependent upon the bible for its relevance and yet also contributes to the bible's own continuing relevance in modern society.Each volume is edited by a leading specialist in the period, and begins with a set of introductory materials including a chapter on how the biblical text is mediated in the given period. Ten thematic essays then introduce the key thinkers, works, events and themes of the period. Extracts from primary materials are then pre

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Book SynopsisThis probing analysis of three of Giotto’s major works and the patrons who commissioned them goes beyond the clichés of Giotto as the founding figure of Western painting. It traces the interactions between Franciscan friars and powerful bankers and illuminates the complex interactions between mercantile wealth and the iconography of poverty.Trade ReviewOne of Julian Gardner’s most significant contributions to the study of late medieval Italian art has been to move the focus of discussion away from style and attribution to context and patronage, and readers expecting such a treatment of Giotto will not be disappointed… It examines the reciprocal relationship between painter and patron, and how the ingenuity of the former satisfied the intellectual, religious and social needs of the latter… It represents a sort of summa, building on the author’s research over some forty years, each word chosen carefully for maximum impact, and each sentence concise yet pregnant with meaning. The text is accompanied by an exceptionally rich scholarly apparatus. -- John Osborne * Burlington Magazine *The expertise of distinguished scholar Gardner reveals itself in every page of this small volume… Gardner has numerous insights about content, patronage, and historical background, and he is especially sensitive to the artistic expression of Franciscan values and concerns. His characterization of the absence of minoritas, or Franciscan humility, in the paintings in Assisi and Florence seems particularly apt. His essays lead readers to look at the paintings anew—both the familiar images, such as the Bardi Chapel frescoes, and the often-overlooked Assisi allegories. -- J. I. Miller * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTian, or Heaven, had been used in China since the Western Zhou to indicate both the sky and the highest god. Examining excavated materials, Lillian Tseng shows how Han-dynasty artisans transformed various notions of Heaven—as the mandate, the fantasy, and the sky—into pictorial entities, not by what they looked at, but by what they looked into.Trade ReviewThis remarkable book readably represents a formidable effort of research, drawing on the rich studies of history, art, and paleography that have accumulated over centuries, and particularly on the last forty years of archeology. Lillian Lan-ying Tseng colligates images that no one earlier has studied side by side, and draws from them quite original conclusions. I find her arguments ambitious, ingenious, and persuasive. . . . They show once and for all that pictures are as important as verbal records for understanding the history of cosmology and astronomy. -- Nathan Sivin, Professor Emeritus of Chinese Culture and of the History of Science, University of PennsylvaniaPicturing Heaven in Early China makes an extremely important contribution to the history of Chinese art, culture, and science. Its comprehensive scope and analytical depth, its confident use of both primary textual sources and archeological evidence, its lucid synthesis of a vast array of scholarly literature . . . and above all, its cogent narrative and conceptual scheme make it the most convenient and reliable go-to volume on the subject. -- Eugene Wang, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art, Harvard University

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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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Book SynopsisPontius Pilate is one of the Bible's best-known villains - but up until the tenth century, artistic imagery appears to have consistently portrayed him as a benevolent Christian and holy symbol of baptism. This book looks at the shifting visual and textual representations of Pilate throughout early Christian and medieval art.Trade Review"I have to admit to being delighted by this latest offering from the director of the Index of Christian Art at Princeton. The path along which Colum Hourihane leads us is copiously illustrated ... and accompanied by scrupulously detailed notes."--Christopher Colven, Art Newspaper "The book ... is splendidly produced and illustrated."--Choice "Pontius Pilate, Anti-Semitism, and the Passion in Medieval Art is likely to stimulate discussion ... for some time to come, so broad is its reach and bounteous its sources. It is a significant accomplishment to begin to bring order to this enormous mass of material; that Hourihane has also produced such a wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated volume is cause for considerable gratitude."--Sarah Lipton, Medieval Review "There is much here to interest the art historian, the medievalist, the church historian, the researcher in the history of anti-Semitism, and the student of the development and transmission of myths and legends."--Sarah Lawson, Art Book "Hourihane has given an admirable, thorough and balanced account of the representation of this enigmatic man, and his book is beautifully produced."--Paul Binski, Journal of Ecclesiastical History "[T]his book is a multifaceted treatment of the iconography of Pontius Pilate and provides a useful compilation of textual and visual representations of his role in the Passion."--Vivian B. Mann, Speculuma Journal of Medieval StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1: T he Historical Background and the Role of the Prefect 6 Chapter 2: Primary Sources for the Study of Pilate 13 Philo of Alexandria 13 Josephus 16 The Bible 22 The Talmud and Midrash 23 Apocryphal Material 25 Chapter 3: E arly Christian Writings and Archaeological Evidence 38 Literary Evidence 38 Archaeological Evidence 40 Chapter 4: P ilate as a Sy mbol of the Law 44 Chapter 5: P ilate in Early Christian Art and Thought 52 The Washing of the Hands 68 Pilate and the Waters of Baptism 72 Pilate, the Christian 80 Conclusions 82 Chapter 6: P ilate and the Passion Sequence: The Sixth to the Eleventh Century 84 Ivories 86 Frescoes 93 Manuscripts 94 The Psalms and Pilate 104 Sculpture 111 Pilate's Wife 126 Chapter 7: T he Jewish Beginnings: Characterization in the Eleventh Century 143 Pilate as a Jew 146 The Praetorium 153 Chapter 8: T he Legal Perspective: The Tw elfth Century 171 Pilate: The Jew and Disputational Literature 181 Identifying Separation 190 Extending His Involvement 199 Pilate and the Titulus 201 Joseph of Arimathea before Pilate 204 Pilate Asked to Guard the Sepulcher 208 Barabbas Released 21 The Legends 214 Strong or Weak and Guilt 215 Ecce Homo 220 Chapter 9: P ilate in the Expansion of the Passion: The Thirteenth Century 227 Extending the Repertoire 238 Bible moralisee 245 The Trials 255 The Interrogation before Annas 259 The Trial before Caiaphas 263 The Trial before Herod Antipas 271 The Flagellation 272 Pilate and the Fate of the Jews 289 The Revisionist Image 293\ Chapter 10: T he Established Image in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries 296 Popularization 307 Manuscripts, Books, and Prints 308 Pilate and Judas 324 Panel Paintings 328 Pilate as an Instrument of the Passion 346 An Aged Man 349 Pilate and the Symbol of the Dog 357 Pilate's Textual and Visual Characterization 363 Conclusions 371 Appendix A: Images of Pilate in Early Christian and Late Antique Art 375 Appendix B: The Holy Resurrection 383 Notes 391 Index 451 Photography Credits 463 Contents YU ix

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive reference containing over 1,000 entries, from Aaron to Zucchetto, identifying and explaining for all the major signs, symbols and subjects that have emerged in the past 2,000 years of Christian art.Trade Review"...the author - whose erudition as a historian of religions shines through her every word... does provide a convenient reference book for the non-specialist in the difficult maze that is historical iconography." Sylvia Auld, University of Edinburgh "This imaginative work is more than a dictionary: it is a true introduction to European art of the past, including - despite the title - entries on classical mythology. It should prove of great service to all those who lecture, write, or simply want to know more about the relationship between belief, liturgy and art." Erika Langmuir, The National Gallery, London

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