基本説明
Medieval churchmen typically defended religious art as 'books' to teach unlettered laity their faith, but in late medieval England, Lollard accusations of idolatry stimulated renewed debate over image worship.
Full Description
Medieval churchmen typically defended religious art as "books" to teach unlettered laity their faith; but in late medieval England, Lollard accusations of idolatry stimulated renewed debate over image worship. "Popular Piety and Art in the Late Middle Ages" places this dispute within the context of the religious beliefs and devotional practices of lay people, showing how they used and responded to holy images in their parish churches, at shrines and in prayer books. Far more than substitutes for texts, holy images presented a junction of the material and spiritual, offering an increasingly literate laity access to the supernatural through the visual power of "beholding".
Contents
The Cause of all Evil: Idolatry in Late Medieval England Diverse Doctrines: Religious Instruction and Holy Images 'Fair Images' in the Parish Something of Divinity: Holy Images in the Community Art and Moral Vision: Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe Staying the Senses: Image and Word in Prayer Books Conclusion Plates Bibliography
