
Taking Offense
Religion, Art, and Visual Culture in Plural Configurations
Brill Deutschland (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 16. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
383 pages
978-3-7705-6345-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Series
Edition
2018
Language
English
German
Place of publication
Germany
Publishing group
Brill | Fink
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
73
9 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 64 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
64 s/w und 9 farb. Abb.
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 17 cm
Weight
826 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7705-6345-6 (9783770563456)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
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.
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.
Editor
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