商品簡介
The 15 articles of this collection, first published between 1979 and 1998 (most were published in the 1990s), will appeal to scholars of popular religion and medieval Christianity as well as Byzantinists. The topics range from analyses of specific works armbands, rings, pilgrim tokens to broader themes such as pilgrimage, devotion, magic, and the powers of saints and holy places. Though he also writes on their formal aspects, Vikan (director, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD) maintains a constant attention on the use of icons and sacred art both during the Byzantine and Early Christian era and since. Individual topics include representation of the Adventus on the Trier ivory, pilgrim art and travel in Early Byzantium, edible icons, and Graceland as an example of sacred site. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Dr Gary Vikan is Director of the Walters Art Museum and Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
