Manipulating Theophany
Light in North-Adriatic Architeture and Ritual
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Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139783110418095
- ISBN-103110418096
- Library of Congress Control Number2016034351
- OCLC Control Number956379432
- Better World Books9783110418095
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL29274743M
Classifications
- LCCBS2370
- LCCBV6 .I93 2016
Description
"Using light as fil rouge reuniting theology and ritual with the architecture, decoration, and iconography of cultic spaces, the present study argues that the mise-en-scène of fifth-century baptism and sixth-century episcopal liturgy was meant to reproduce the luminous atmosphere of heaven. Analysing the material culture of the two sacraments against common ritual expectations and Christian theology, we evince the manner in which the luminous effect was reached through a combination of constructive techniques and perceptual manipulation. One nocturnal and one diurnal, the two ceremonials represented different scenarios, testifying to the capacity of church builders and willingness of Late Antique bishops to stage the ritual experience in order to offer God to the senses."--
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