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_nPrism Books,Kadavanthra
041 _aEnglish
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_bJEN/CR
100 _aJensen,Robin M
245 _aCROSS :
_bHistory, Art, and Controversy
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260 _aCamebridge
_bHarvard University Press
_c2017/01/01
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500 _aThe 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.
505 _aContents 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
650 _aCrosses
650 _aCrosses in art
650 _aHoly Cross
650 _aHoly Cross in art
650 _aJensen, Robin Margaret, 1952-
650 _aIconic Symbols
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