Jensen,Robin M  <br/><br/>
CROSS :   History, Art, and Controversy 

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 - Camebridge  Harvard University Press  2017/01/01 
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<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>1.Scandalum Crucis : The Curse of the Cross<br/>2.Signum Crucis : The Sign of the Son of Man<br/>3.Inventio Crucis : Discovery, Dispersion, and commemoration of the cross.<br/>4.Cruz Abscondita: The Late-Emerging Crucifix<br/>5.Adoration Crucis : Monumental Gemmed Crosses and Feasts of the Cross<br/>6.Carmina crucis : The Cross in Poetry, Legend, and Liturgical Drama.<br/>7.Crux Patiens: Medieval Devotion to the Dying Christ<br/>8.Crux Invicta : The Cross and Crucifix in the Reformation Period<br/>9.Crux Perdurans : The Cross in the New World, Islam, and the Modern Era 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674088801 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Purchased  Prism Books,Kadavanthra 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Crosses<br/>Crosses in art<br/>Holy Cross<br/>Holy Cross in art<br/>Jensen, Robin Margaret, 1952-<br/>Iconic Symbols
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>246.558  / JEN/CR