Religious Art Theory

Author: Jiang Shuzhuo
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The author employs research methods from religious anthropology and cultural studies to position religious art within the historical coordinates of human cultural development. This book addresses the origins of religious art, as well as its thematic, iconographic, and narratological studies. It also conducts comparative research on religious art from Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, and other traditions, offering fresh perspectives and methodologies for viewing art. The author further predicts and envisions the future direction of religious art, making it an innovative academic work.