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"This book presents an up-to-date and original survey of Early Christian art and its origins, and attacks the current idea of continuity between the Roman emperor cult and the art of the early church. Conservative readers may well be shocked by this lucid but utterly unconventional presentation of an often treated subject. I find Thomas Mathews's work convincing and impressive."
--Hugo Buchthal"Not only does Mathews present bold arguments that I find persuasive, but his book is exciting to read. He removes the images of Christ from the iconography of the emperor and puts them into the far more plausible context of late antique teachers and wonder-workers."
--G. W. Bowersock
Inhaltsverzeichnis
| Acknowledgments | |
| Ch. 1 | The Mistake of the Emperor Mystique | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | The Chariot and the Donkey | 23 |
| Ch. 3 | The Magician | 54 |
| Ch. 4 | Larger-than-Life | 92 |
| Ch. 5 | Christ Chameleon | 115 |
| Ch. 6 | Convergence | 142 |
| Ch. 7 | The Intimate Icon | 177 |
| List of Abbreviations | 181 |
| Notes | 183 |
| List of Figures | 205 |
| Index | 213 |
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Thomas F. Mathews
Zusammenfassung
Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. This title explores the many different, often surprising, artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period.
Zusatztext
"Mathews's argument is convincing. In his determination to challenge and overturn a long-held theory, he does not allow his chameleon Christ, who is both man and woman, magician and god, any role as Christ the king. The pendulum may swing back, but not on the same course again. This book has cleared the way for new understandings of the iconography of Christ. It should stimulate a reconsideration of stereotyped readings of other images and in other periods."---Ann Moffatt, Parergon
