Journal article
Old statues, new meanings: Literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidence for Christian reidentification of statuary
- Abstract:
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This article examines literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidence for the Christian reidentification of statuary and reliefs as biblical scenes and protagonists, saints and angels. It argues that Christian identifications were promulgated, amongst others by local bishops, to make sense of imagery of which the original identity had been lost and/or was no longer meaningful. Three conditions for a new identification are discussed: the absence of an epigraphic label, geographical and/or chr...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- De Gruyter Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Byzantinische Zeitschrift Journal website
- Volume:
- 113
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 789–836
- Publication date:
- 2020-09-11
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-04-20
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1864-449X
- ISSN:
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0007-7704
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1102510
- Local pid:
- pubs:1102510
- Deposit date:
- 2020-04-30
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