Images of the Mother of God

Images of the Mother of God
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 503
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ISBN-10 : 9781351928755
ISBN-13 : 1351928759
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Book Synopsis Images of the Mother of God by : Maria Vassilaki

Download or read book Images of the Mother of God written by Maria Vassilaki and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white, Images of the Mother of God complements the successful exhibition catalogue of the 'Mother of God' exhibition at the Benaki Museum in Athens. It brings together the work of leading international authorities and younger scholars to provide a wide-ranging survey of how the Theotokos was perceived in the Byzantine world. It embraces the disciplines of art historians, archaeologists, traditional and feminist historians, as well as theologians, philologists and social anthropologists. Images of the Mother of God will appeal not just to those interested in Byzantine art and culture, but also to scholars of Western Europe in the Middle Ages who are looking for comparative materials in their own work.


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