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The folly of the cross : the passion of Christ in theology and the arts--early modernity / Richard Viladesau

Author
Viladesau, Richard
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Physical Description
xii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents
The early modern context and changing paradigms -- The theological mediation: the doctrine of the cross in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century theology -- The aesthetic mediation: the passion in the music of the classical and romantic eras -- The aesthetic mediation: the cross in the visual arts in early modernity -- The aesthetic mediation: the passion in spirituality, piety, and devotion -- Epilogue and prospect -- Appendix: Discography of the passion: 1750 to 1899.
Summary
The Folly of the Cross' is the fourth book in Richard Viladesau's series examining the aesthetics and theology of the cross through Christian history. Previous volumes have brought the story up through the Baroque era. This new book examines the reception of the message of the cross from the European Enlightenment to the turn of the twentieth century.
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ISBN
9780190876005 (hardcover)
019087600X (hardcover)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Roy Laurens Bovard Renaissance Fund ; 2018
Endowment Note
Roy Laurens Bovard Renaissance Fund
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