Icon, cult, and context : sacred spaces and objects in the classical world /
This festschrift honors UCLA Professor Emerita Susan Downey's meticulous scholarship on the classical world architecture of sacred spaces, and the objects and imagery contained in those spaces. The contributors, former students and current colleagues of Susan Downey, demonstrate a shared concer...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Monograph (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA) ;
82. |
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| Summary: | This festschrift honors UCLA Professor Emerita Susan Downey's meticulous scholarship on the classical world architecture of sacred spaces, and the objects and imagery contained in those spaces. The contributors, former students and current colleagues of Susan Downey, demonstrate a shared concern for very careful consideration of the evidence in their analyses of religious iconography, cult practices and sacred edifices. The book is divided into sections that echo the title of the volume, icon, cult and context. The iconography of gods and goddesses, analysis of sacred imagery in the context of ancient cult practices and the design and decoration of sacred spaces are the main themes of the book. Professor Downey's influence shines through in these discussions of cult objects, iconography and religious architecture, which echo her mentorship of several generations of art history and archaeology students, and recognize her scholarly achievements. |
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| Item Description: | "An edited volume featuring papers written by former students and colleagues of Susan B. Downey on the occasion of her retirement." |
| Physical Description: | xxv, 203 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781938770067 (paperback) 1938770064 (paperback) |