Jesuit art and Czech lands, 1556-1729 : missionizing through the arts
This collection examines how the Society of Jesus used art and architecture in its missionary efforts in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth. The contributors demonstrate how the Jesuit Order cultivated the subjects and functions of art to promote concepts of...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Lanham Boulder New York London : Lexington Books,
[2023]
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| Schlagworte: | Jesuit art Jesuit architecture Christianity and art Electronic books Jesuiten Böhmische Länder Mission Christliche Kunst Geschichte 1556-1729 |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (429 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | This collection examines how the Society of Jesus used art and architecture in its missionary efforts in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth. The contributors demonstrate how the Jesuit Order cultivated the subjects and functions of art to promote concepts of Catholic piety. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Plates -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: O. Jakubec, the church that Žižka destroyed -- CHAPTER 2: M. Šroněk, Marian Columns from Rome to Central Europe -- CHAPTER 3: M. Šroněk - K. Horníčková, Devotional Image Series in Jesuit Missions -- CHAPTER 4: K. Horníčková, A Unique Sign of True Faith -- CHAPTER 5: M. Deutsch, Salus Populi Romani -- CHAPTER 6: Š. Vácha, Jesuit Saints in the Czech Lands -- CHAPTER 7: K. Štěrba, From Visible to Invisible -- CHAPTER 8: M. Mádl, Rivalry and Inspiration -- Introduction -- Between Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and the Catholic Reform -- The Society of Jesus, the Bohemian Reformation, and the Religious Image -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Timeline -- Chapter 1: The Church that Žižka Destroyed: The First Jesuit Churches in the Czech Lands -- The First Jesuit Buildings in the Czech Lands and Their Patrons -- Jesuit Architecture: Style, Place, and Patrons -- Jesuit Churches as a Space for Socio-Religious Interaction -- Noster modus in the Czech Lands: Functionality and Hybridity as Confessional Strategy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Manuscript and Archival Sources -- Primary sources -- Secondary Studies -- Chapter 2: Marian Columns from Rome to Central Europe: The Transfer of Symbolic Triumph -- The Urban Public Representation of the Prague Jesuits to around 1650 -- The Marian Column in the Old Town Square and Its Uses by the Jesuits -- Reception of the Marian Column -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Manuscript and Archival Sources -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Literature -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 3: Devotional Image Series in Jesuit Missions: On the Early Modern Multiplication of the Image -- Jesuit Devotional Image Series and Their Global Dissemination. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (429 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781666905878 1666905879 9781666905861 1666905860 |