The Book of Revelation and the visual culture of Asia Minor: a concurrence of images
Comparing the verbal images of the book of Revelation to the visual rhetoric and images of Asia Minor, Andrew R. Guffey argues that Revelation is to be "seen" and not just read. By engaging Revelation as a visual text, Guffey reinserts it into the visual culture of early Christianity.
| Summary: | Comparing the verbal images of the book of Revelation to the visual rhetoric and images of Asia Minor, Andrew R. Guffey argues that Revelation is to be "seen" and not just read. By engaging Revelation as a visual text, Guffey reinserts it into the visual culture of early Christianity. Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Seeing the Apocalypse -- Chapter One. Apocalyptic Images Beyond the Verbal-Visual Opposition -- Chapter Two. The Image and the Pictorial Turn -- Chapter Three. Rhetoric and the Book of Revelation -- Chapter Four. Ancient Ekphrasis -- Chapter Five. Ekphrastic Analogues in John's Apocalypse -- Chapter Six. In the Image of the Emperor? -- Chapter Seven. The Great "Altar" of Pergamon and the Divine Throne Room -- Chapter Eight. Queen of Heaven -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (277 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1978706588 |