The Narrow Way to Heaven: Identity and Identities in the Art of Middle Eastern Christianity

By:

Mat Immerzeel

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta ; 259Publisher: Leuven; Paris; Bristol: Peeters, 2017Description: xii, 365 p., ill. (chiefly color), charts, maps, plans; 26 cmISBN:

9789042932289

ISSN:

0777-978X

Subject(s):

Christian art -- Themes -- Symbolism -- Monastic art -- Middle East -- Fatimid -- Ayyubid -- Mamluk -- Ottoman -- Medieval, 500-1500

Summary: If art mirrors identity, this is particularly the case in the Christian Middle East. At first glance, the imposed minority position of the various communities and inherent feelings of peril are the driving forces behind the development of distinct artistic idioms, but on closer inspection this bias does not entirely do justice to the achievements of past generations. Churches would never have been erected and embellished without the zealous support of individuals and groups who had the means to realize such projects. This two-partite study deals with them and the tangible results of their efforts.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-350) and indexes.

If art mirrors identity, this is particularly the case in the Christian Middle East. At first glance, the imposed minority position of the various communities and inherent feelings of peril are the driving forces behind the development of distinct artistic idioms, but on closer inspection this bias does not entirely do justice to the achievements of past generations. Churches would never have been erected and embellished without the zealous support of individuals and groups who had the means to realize such projects. This two-partite study deals with them and the tangible results of their efforts.

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