Precarious Hues
On Chromophobia, Chromophilia, and Transitions between Chromatic and Achromatic Colours in the Hebrew Bible
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3341408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephan Lorenzen (0000-0002-6751-3471, University of Bonn, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 852 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel15070852 |
| OpenAlex | W4400640250 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
In 2000, David Batchelor utilized chromophobia to describe how achromaticity has been favoured among Western intelligentsia since Aristotle. In contrast to white, hues have been linked to the feminine, the dangerous and the chaotic, and they have often been perceived to be something to abandon or control. The ominous associations remain the same when hues are desired (chromophilia), but in these instances, one desires to lose oneself to the somewhat ominous realm of colour. By approaching the Hebrew Bible with Batchelor's framework, and with a view to human agency, various texts of transitions between chromaticity and achromaticity are examined (Ps 51:9; Isa 1:18; Jon 3:6; Lam 4:7-8; Num 12:10; Exod 25-31). It is argued that colours, in some cases, are abandoned and controlled and that they receive a specific evaluation depending on whether an agent voluntarily desired or involuntarily suffered a transition between chromaticity and achromaticity
Achromatic lens · Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Chromatic scale · Chromaticity · Epistemology · Hue · Literature · Optics · Physics · Realm · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |