Beyond Boundaries
Scholarly Categories and the Apocryphal Mary in Text, Pictorial Art, and Iconography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12202676 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lily C Vuong (University of Oregon, corresponding author), Lily Vuong (0009-0005-8101-4299, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of Oregon https://dx.doi.org/3265 Eugene, OR USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-230 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Method & Theory in the Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0943-3058 • E-ISSN: 1570-0682 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700682-bja10143 |
| OpenAlex | W4408804853 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This article explores the limitations of scholarly boundaries formed by the categories “Judaism,” “Christianity,” “canonical,” and “non-canonical” in our understanding and interpretation of religious images. How do these labels help us better understand or occlude us from understanding the purpose and function of religious images for both devotees and religious leadership alike? My essay centers on the image depicted on the fifth-century CE mosaics found on the triumphal arch located in the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome with a special focus on the temple. On the top register, the Jerusalem temple is prominently depicted three times in a Christian Basilica devoted to Mary. What devotional, didactical, or homiletical function did it serve and in what ways does the application of scholarly categories and approaches help or hinder with this understanding
Art · Art history · Iconography · Literature · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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