Image, Icon, Economy The Byzantine Origins of the Contemporary Imaginary |
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| Author:
| Mondzain, Marie-José
Mondzain, Marie-José |
| Translator:
| Franses, Rico |
| Series title: | Cultural Memory in the Present Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-4101-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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This book argues that the extraordinary force of the image in contemporary life--the contemporary imaginary--can be traced back to the Byzantine iconoclastic controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries.
This book argues that the extraordinary force of the image in contemporary life--the contemporary imaginary--can be traced back to the Byzantine iconoclastic controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries.