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Book of Revelation and the Visual Culture of Asia Minor

A Concurrence of Images
  • ISBN-13: 9781978706576
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: FORTRESS ACADEMIC
  • By Andrew R. Guffey
  • Price: AUD $240.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/12/2019
  • Format: Hardback (200.00mm X 200.00mm) 276 pages Weight: 540g
  • Categories: Photography & photographs [AJ]
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The images in the book of Revelation confound even the most seasoned of interpreters. In this book, Andrew R. Guffey argues that part of the confusion stems from the fact that the book of Revelation was first and foremost a work to be "seen," but that few interpreters address the visuality of the book. The Book of Revelation and the Visual Culture of Asia Minor describes a connection between rhetorical discussions of ekphrasis, visual culture, and John's images-a "concurrence of images"- using theory and thick historical description. Guffey's analysis situates the text and its rhetorical performativity in the context of ancient visual and rhetorical culture, arguing that Revelation is not merely a work of literary craft, but also of visual culture.
Chapter 1. Apocalyptic Images Beyond the Verbal-Visual Opposition Chapter 2. The Image and the Pictorial Turn Chapter 3. Rhetoric and the Book of Revelation Chapter 4. Ancient Ekphrasis Chapter 5. Ekphrastic Analogues in John's Apocalypse Chapter 6. In the Image of the Emperor? Chapter 7. The Great "Altar" of Pergamon and the Divine Throne Room Chapter 8. Queen of Heaven
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