Taking Offense : Religion, Art, and Visual Culture in Plural Configurations

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Kruse, Christiane [HerausgeberIn]

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: dynamisPublisher: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar], 2018Description: 1 Online-Ressource (383 p.)ISBN:

9783846763452

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Summary: What makes an image offensive? — This question is addressed in this volume. It explores tensions and debates about offensive images and performative practices in various settings in and beyond Europe. Its basic premise is that a deeper understanding of what is at stake in these tensions and debates calls for a multidisciplinary conversation. The authors focus on images that appear to trigger strongly negative reactions; images that are perceived as insulting or offensive; those subject to taboos and restrictions; or those that are condemned as blasphemous. In light of recurrent acts of violence leveled against images and symbols in the contemporary, globally entangled world, addressing instances of “icono-clash” (Bruno Latour) from a new post-secular, global perspective has become a matter of urgencyPPN: PPN: 1778549349Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB

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