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The Book of Revelation and the Visual Culture of Asia Minor
A Concurrence of Images
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2019
Summary
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.
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Copyright year
2019
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0657-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-0658-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
264
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List of Figures No access
Preface and Acknowledgments No access
Introduction: Seeing the Apocalypse No access Pages 1 - 20
Chapter One. Apocalyptic Images Beyond the Verbal-Visual Opposition No access Pages 21 - 52
Chapter Two. The Image and the Pictorial Turn No access Pages 53 - 68
Chapter Three. Rhetoric and the Book of Revelation No access Pages 69 - 94
Chapter Four. Ancient Ekphrasis No access Pages 95 - 110
Chapter Five. Ekphrastic Analogues in John’s Apocalypse No access Pages 111 - 128
Chapter Six. In the Image of the Emperor? No access Pages 129 - 148
Chapter Seven. The Great “Altar” of Pergamon and the Divine Throne Room No access Pages 149 - 176
Chapter Eight. Queen of Heaven No access Pages 177 - 204
