Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images

by David Morgan, David Morgan, David O. Morgan

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This fascinating study of devotional images traces their historical links to important strains of American culture. David Morgan demonstrates how popular visual images--from Warner Sallman's "Head of Christ" to velvet renditions of DaVinci's "Last Supper" to illustrations on prayer cards--have assumed central roles in contemporary American lives and communities.

Morgan's history of popular religious images ranges from the late Middle Ages to...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520219325

ISBN13:9780520219328

Release Date:September 1999

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:283 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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