Taking Offense

Religion, Art, and Visual Culture in Plural Configurations
Herausgegeben:Meyer, Birgit; Korte, Anne-Marie; Kruse, Christiane;Mitarbeit:Meyer, Birgit; Korte, Anne-Marie; Juneja, Monica; Frembgen, Jürgen Wasim; Kruse, Christiane; Baumgartner, Christoph; Schmitz, N

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Produktbeschreibung

What makes an image offensive? - This question is addressed in this volume. It explores tensions and debates about offensive images and performative practices in various settings in and beyond Europe.Its basic premise is that a deeper understanding of what is at stake in these tensions and debates calls for a multidisciplinary conversation. The authors focus on images that appear to trigger strongly negative reactions; images that are perceived as insulting or offensive; those subject to taboos and restrictions; or those that are condemned as blasphemous. In light of recurrent acts of violence leveled against images and symbols in the contemporary, globally entangled world, addressing instances of "icono-clash" (Bruno Latour) from a new post-secular, global perspective has become a matter of urgency.

Produktdetails

• dynamis
• Verlag: Brill Fink / Brill Fink
• Seitenzahl: 383
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2018
• Deutsch, Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 170mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 826g
• ISBN-13: 9783770563456
• ISBN-10: 377056345X
• Artikelnr.: 50913513

Autorenporträt

Christiane Kruse is Professor for Art History and Visual Culture at the Muthesius Kunsthochschule Kiel.Birgit Meyer is Professor for Religious Studies at the University of Utrecht.Anne-Marie Korte is Professor for Religion and Gender at the University of Utrecht.