TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mat Immerzeel
TI  - The Narrow Way to Heaven: Identity and Identities in the Art of Middle Eastern Christianity
SN  - 9789042932289
SN  - 0777-978X
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Leuven, Paris, Bristol
PB  - Peeters
KW  - Christian art
KW  - Themes
KW  - Symbolism
KW  - Monastic art
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Fatimid
KW  - Ayyubid
KW  - Mamluk
KW  - Ottoman
KW  - Medieval, 500-1500
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-350) and indexes
N2  - 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
ER  -