Heavenly Bodies by Paul Koudounaris
Suitable for goths, art historians and everyone in between, this book includes images of more than seventy spectacular jeweled skeletons and the stories of dozens more, accompanied by rare archive material.
'It’s utterly spectacular, hugely interesting and almost unbelievable' - All About History
'Bling from the edges of eternity' - Annie Lennox
'The grinning, bejewelled catacomb saints who stare our from the pages of Koudounaris challenge us to engage in deeper exercises, spiritual and intellectual; to recreate lost forms of devotional life; to understand how they inspired and deformed the study of the Christian past; and to imagine what it felt like to believe that the gauze-wrapped skeleton in your church was a time lord, whose sight and touch could help to save your soul' - The London Review of Books
'Suitable for goths, art historians and everyone in between … Incredible relics' - Book Depository
'Bling from the edges of eternity' - Annie Lennox
'The grinning, bejewelled catacomb saints who stare our from the pages of Koudounaris challenge us to engage in deeper exercises, spiritual and intellectual; to recreate lost forms of devotional life; to understand how they inspired and deformed the study of the Christian past; and to imagine what it felt like to believe that the gauze-wrapped skeleton in your church was a time lord, whose sight and touch could help to save your soul' - The London Review of Books
'Suitable for goths, art historians and everyone in between … Incredible relics' - Book Depository
Paul Koudounaris has a doctorate in Art History from the University of California and has written widely on European ossuaries and charnel houses for both academic and popular journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500251959 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500251959 |
| Title | Heavenly Bodies |
| Author | Paul Koudounaris |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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