CROSS : History, Art, and Controversy
Language: English Publication details: Camebridge Harvard University Press 2017/01/01Edition: 1Description: 270ISBN:- 9780674088801
- 246.558 JEN/CR
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Reference | Ernakulam Public Library Reference | Reference | 246.558 JEN/CR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | E188834 |
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
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