Deborah A Sommer
Biographic Data
| ID | 6183589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah A Sommer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah A |
| FAMILY NAME | Sommer |
| SIGNATURE | SOMMER D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gettysburg College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Traces of the Sage
Ming Taizu's Legacy as Iconoclast
Ming Taizu is known metaphorically as an iconoclast because of his reforms of Chinese political institutions. Here, however, “iconoclast“ is understood more specifically as someone who espouses or supports the elimination of figural images used in ritual contexts. The term “figural images” as used here refers to anthropomorphic images, as opposed to less representational objects such as spirit tablets that are inscribed with written names. Reform…
Ming Taizu's Legacy as Iconoclast
Ming Taizu is known metaphorically as an iconoclast because of his reforms of Chinese political institutions. Here, however, “iconoclast“ is understood more specifically as someone who espouses or supports the elimination of figural images used in ritual contexts. The term “figural images” as used here refers to anthropomorphic images, as opposed to less representational objects such as spirit tablets that are inscribed with written names. Reform…
Ming Taizu's Legacy as Iconoclast
Ming Taizu is known metaphorically as an iconoclast because of his reforms of Chinese political institutions. Here, however, “iconoclast“ is understood more specifically as someone who espouses or supports the elimination of figural images used in ritual contexts. The term “figural images” as used here refers to anthropomorphic images, as opposed to less representational objects such as spirit tablets that are inscribed with written names. Reform…
Traces of the Sage
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · History (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · History (1 work) · Iconography (1 work) · Inscribed figure (1 work) · Japanese History and Culture (1 work)