Art, Faith and Place in East Anglia: From Prehistory to the Present

Heslop, T. A., Mellings, Elizabeth and Thofner, Margit, eds. (2012) Art, Faith and Place in East Anglia: From Prehistory to the Present. Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge. ISBN 9781843837442

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Abstract

The relationship between religious or spiritual artworks and the locality where such objects are made and used is the central question this volume addresses. While it is a well-known fact that religious artworks, objects and buildings can have a power or agency of their own (iconoclasm, the violent defacement of an object which paradoxically testifies to the fear and loathing it has generated, being an extreme example), the sources of this power are less well understood. It is this problem which the book seeks to begin to remedy, using East Anglia, an area of Britain with an exceptionally long history of religious diversity, as its prism. Case-studies are taken from prehistory right up to the twenty-first century, and from a variety of media, including wall-paintings, church architecture, and stained glass; famous sites examined include Seahenge and Sutton Hoo. Overall, the book shows how profoundly religious artworks are embedded in local communities, belief systems, histories and landscapes.

Item Type:	Book
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Centres > Centre for African Art and Archaeology Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Centre for European and American Art History Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Art History and World Art Studies
Related URLs:	https://boydellandbrewer.com/art-faith-a...
Depositing User:	Margit Thofner
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2013 10:50
Last Modified:	21 Jul 2023 09:10
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/42020
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