
Foucault's Heterotopia in Christian Catacombs
Constructing Spaces and Symbols in Ancient Rome
E. Smith(Author)
Palgrave MacMillan (Publisher)
Published on 16. October 2014
Book
Hardback
IX, 203 pages
978-1-137-46803-1 (ISBN)
Description
The catacombs of Rome have captured imaginations for centuries. This innovative study takes a fresh look at these underground spaces, and considers how art, space, texts, and practices can tell us more about the catacombs and the people who dug and decorated them.
Reviews / Votes
"This clearly structured and engagingly written work presents an original methodology that combines examination of space, art, texts, and practices in an effort to understand more fully the Catacomb of Callistus and its paintings, especially those in the Cubicula of the Sacraments, in their multiple contexts. I was glad to accept the author's imaginative opening invitation to walk with 'Callistus' and ponder the paintings of 'Dionysus' for a vivid four-dimensional experience of early Christian catacomb painting." - Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, Professor, Religion and Culture, Virginia Tech, USA and author of The Iconography of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus: NEOFITVS ITT AD DEVM
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Series
Edition
2014 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
IX, 203 p.
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-46803-1 (9781137468031)
DOI
10.1057/9781137468048
Schweitzer Classification
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Foucault's Heterotopia in Christian Catacombs
Constructing Spaces and Symbols in Ancient Rome
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Constructing Spaces and Symbols in Ancient Rome
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10/2014
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Person
Eric C. Smith is Visiting Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity and New Testament Studies at the Iliff School of Theology, USA.
Content
Table of Contents 1. Prologue 2. The History of the Catacombs 3. Heterotopia 4. Heterotopian Spaces and Places 5. Art and Heterotopia 6. Heterotopian Texts 7. Heterotopia as Lived Space 8. Conclusions and Epilogue Bibliography