Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, c. 1300-1550 / / Anne Williams.
Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, c. 1300-1550 is the first to reclaim satire as a central component of Catholic altarpieces, devotional art, and veneration, moving beyond humor's relegation to the medieval margins or to the profane arts alone. The book challenges humor's percepti...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Visual and Material Culture, 1300 -1700 ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Joseph's Hosen, Devotion, and Humor: The 'Domestic' Saint and the Earliest Material Evidence of His Cult -- 2. Satire Sacred and Profane -- 3. Urbanitas, the Imago Humilis, and the Rhetoric of Humor in Sacred Art -- 4. The Miserly Saint and the Multivalent Image: Sanctity, Satire, and Subversion -- Conclusion -- Index |
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Summary: | Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, c. 1300-1550 is the first to reclaim satire as a central component of Catholic altarpieces, devotional art, and veneration, moving beyond humor's relegation to the medieval margins or to the profane arts alone. The book challenges humor's perception as a mere teaching tool for the laity and the antithesis of 'high' veneration and theology, a divide perpetuated by Counter-Reformation thought and the inheritance of Mikhail Bakhtin (Rabelais and His World, 1965). It reveals how humor, laughter, and material culture played a critical role in establishing St. Joseph as an exemplar in western Europe as early as the thirteenth century. Its goal is to open a new line of interpretation in medieval and early modern cultural studies, by revealing the functions of humor in sacred scenes, the role of laughter as veneration, and the importance of play for pre-Reformation religious experiences. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789048534111 9783110661521 9783110605785 9783110610017 9783110610765 9783110664232 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9789048534111?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Anne Williams. |