Representation in Religion, : Studies in Honor of Moshe Barasch.

• Superior document: Studies in the history of religions ; 89
• Author: Jan Assmann; Albert I. Baumgartner (Editors)
• TeilnehmendeR: Barasch, Moshe.; Assmann, Jan.; Baumgarten, Albert I.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston: : Brill, , 2001.
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Series: Numen Book Series 89.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 363 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Papers presented during the 1997 conference held in Heidelberg, Germany, on the topic of religious anthropology in honor of Moshe Barasch, a leader in the field of history of art.

The role of representation in religion is complex. While often perceived as essential, it is also associated in many traditions with the liability of idolatry and provokes iconoclasm. The essays in this volume examine the nuances of representation in religion and the debate concerning its place acro...