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In the Name of the Image: Figurative Representation in Islamic and Christian Cultures

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In the Name of the Image: Figurative Representation in Islamic and Christian Cultures - Langer, Axel (Editor), and Behrens Abouseif, Doris (Text by), and Barandun, Claudio (Designer)
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Images are the cornerstone of culture. At a single glance, a society's understanding of itself is crystallized in them; they are the agents of a common perspective, as well as witnesses to it. At the same time, there is a whiff of ideology and distorted perception about them. In between the two poles of the crucifi x and the gold calf, there is a field of tension where Christianity and Islam dwell. The histories of both religions fluctuate between the extremes of idolatry and iconoclasm. Sometimes they lean in one direction ...

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In the Name of the Image: Figurative Representation in Islamic and Christian Cultures 2022, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern

ISBN-13: 9783775747332

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