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Jensen,Robin M

CROSS : History, Art, and Controversy - 1 - Camebridge Harvard University Press 2017/01/01 - 270

The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians and non-Christians alike. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the 2,000-year evolution of the cross as idea and artifact, illuminating the controversies and forms of devotion this central symbol of Christianity inspires.

Contents

Preface
1.Scandalum Crucis : The Curse of the Cross
2.Signum Crucis : The Sign of the Son of Man
3.Inventio Crucis : Discovery, Dispersion, and commemoration of the cross.
4.Cruz Abscondita: The Late-Emerging Crucifix
5.Adoration Crucis : Monumental Gemmed Crosses and Feasts of the Cross
6.Carmina crucis : The Cross in Poetry, Legend, and Liturgical Drama.
7.Crux Patiens: Medieval Devotion to the Dying Christ
8.Crux Invicta : The Cross and Crucifix in the Reformation Period
9.Crux Perdurans : The Cross in the New World, Islam, and the Modern Era

ISBN: 9780674088801

Source: Purchased Prism Books,Kadavanthra

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Crosses
Crosses in art
Holy Cross
Holy Cross in art
Jensen, Robin Margaret, 1952-
Iconic Symbols

Dewey Class. No.: 246.558 / JEN/CR