Susanna Drake
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3676302 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Susanna Drake |
| NOMBRES | Susanna |
| APELLIDO | Drake |
| FIRMA | DRAKE S |
| AFILIACIONES | Department of Religious Studies, Macalester College Saint Paul, Minnesota USA |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Veiling in the Late Antique World
Veiling meant many things to the ancients. On women, veils could signify virtue, beauty, piety, self-control, and status. On men, covering the head could signify piety or an emotion such as grief. Late Roman mosaics show people covering their hands with veils when receiving or giving something precious. They covered their altars, doorways, shrines, and temples; and many covered their heads when sacrificing to their gods. Early Christian intellect…
Veils in Motion
This article examines a small subset of late antique veil imagery – depictions and descriptions of veils in motion – in visual and literary sources including churches, synagogues, and descriptions of the veil of the temple in Jerusalem. Architectural veils played a role in the demarcation of space, the creation of spectacle and sacrality, and the orchestration of social relations and hierarchies. By exploring the ways in which late ancient subjec…
Origen's Veils
In his interpretations of the books of the Hebrew Bible, written mainly in Caesarea Maritima, Origen often depicts the "letter" of scripture as a veil that covers the spiritual meaning of the text. He imagines the work of the spiritual exegete as an act of unveiling. Drawing on several biblical veils (including Moses' veil and the bride's veil in the Song of Songs), Origen constructs a hermeneutic theory that privileges a rational, spiritual, and…
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Origen's Veils
In his interpretations of the books of the Hebrew Bible, written mainly in Caesarea Maritima, Origen often depicts the "letter" of scripture as a veil that covers the spiritual meaning of the text. He imagines the work of the spiritual exegete as an act of unveiling. Drawing on several biblical veils (including Moses' veil and the bride's veil in the Song of Songs), Origen constructs a hermeneutic theory that privileges a rational, spiritual, and…
Veils in Motion
This article examines a small subset of late antique veil imagery – depictions and descriptions of veils in motion – in visual and literary sources including churches, synagogues, and descriptions of the veil of the temple in Jerusalem. Architectural veils played a role in the demarcation of space, the creation of spectacle and sacrality, and the orchestration of social relations and hierarchies. By exploring the ways in which late ancient subjec…
Veiling in the Late Antique World
Veiling meant many things to the ancients. On women, veils could signify virtue, beauty, piety, self-control, and status. On men, covering the head could signify piety or an emotion such as grief. Late Roman mosaics show people covering their hands with veils when receiving or giving something precious. They covered their altars, doorways, shrines, and temples; and many covered their heads when sacrificing to their gods. Early Christian intellect…
Antique (2 obras) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Byzantine Studies and History (2 obras) · Epistemology (2 obras) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (2 obras) · Interpretation (philosophy) (2 obras) · Philosophy (2 obras) · Aesthetics (1 obra) · Affordance (1 obra)