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Building the body of Christ : Christian art, identity, and community in late antique Italy /

Building the Body of Christ argues that monumental Christian art and architecture played a crucial role in the formation of new religious identities in late antique Italy. Bishops and their supporters employed the visual arts to articulate and encourage specific beliefs, practices, and values that s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cochran, Daniel C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, [2020]
Subjects:
Christian art and symbolism > Italy > Medieval, 500-1500.
Identification (Religion) > History > To 1500.
Italy > Religious life and customs.
Christian art and symbolism > Medieval.
Identification (Religion)
Italy.
To 1500
History.
Description
Summary:Building the Body of Christ argues that monumental Christian art and architecture played a crucial role in the formation of new religious identities in late antique Italy. Bishops and their supporters employed the visual arts to articulate and encourage specific beliefs, practices, and values that shaped the emerging institutional church.
Physical Description:xxvii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781978707689
1978707681