The Forbidden Image - An Intellectual History of Iconoclasm
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The Forbidden Image - An Intellectual History of Iconoclasm by Alain Besancon
Traces the dual strains of 'iconophilia' and iconoclasm, the privileging and prohibition of religious images, over a span of two-and-a-half millennia in the West. This book addresses arguments regarding the moral authority of the image in European Christianity from the medieval through the early modern periods.
"Even the reader who has heard something of the Byzantine quarrels about images and their theological background will be surprised by a learned and convincing interpretation of the works of Mondrian, Kandinsky, and Malevich in terms of religiously inspired iconoclasm... This is an immensely rich and powerful masterpiece." - Leszek Kolakowski, Times Literary Supplement"
Alain Besancon is the director of studies at L'Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales. A specialist in Russian politics and intellectual history, he has written a number of books, including Anatomie d'un spectre and Les origines intellectuelles du leninisme. Jane Marie Todd is a translator whose works include Largesse by Jean Starobinski and Conversations with Picasso by Brassai, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226044149 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226044149 |
| Title | The Forbidden Image - An Intellectual History of Iconoclasm |
| Author | Alain Besancon |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2009-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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