The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice

by David Morgan, David O. Morgan, David Morgan

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"Sacred gaze" denotes any way of seeing that invests its object--an image, a person, a time, a place--with spiritual significance. Drawing from many different fields, David Morgan investigates key aspects of vision and imagery in a variety of religious traditions. His lively, innovative book explores how viewers absorb and process religious imagery and how their experience contributes to the social, intellectual, and perceptual construction of reality...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520243064

ISBN13:9780520243064

Release Date:May 2005

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:333 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography Christian Books & Bibles Christianity Comparative Religion Design Education & Reference History History & Criticism Humanities

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