Taking Offense

Religion, Art, and Visual Culture in Plural Configurations

383 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What makes an image offensive? — This question is addressed in this volume. It explores tensions and debates about offensive images and performative practices in various settings in and beyond Europe.

Its basic premise is that a deeper understanding of what is at stake in these tensions and debates calls for a multidisciplinary conversation. The authors focus on images that appear to trigger strongly negative reactions; images that are perceived as insulting or offensive; those subject to taboos and restrictions; or those that are condemned as blasphemous. In light of recurrent acts of violence leveled against images and symbols in the contemporary, globally entangled world, addressing instances of “icono-clash” (Bruno Latour) from a new post-secular, global perspective has become a matter of urgency.

• Reihe: dynamis
• ISBN: 9783770563456
• Sprache: Englisch, Deutsch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.02.2018
• Genre: Kunst/Sonstiges
• Verlag: Brill | Fink
• Herausgegeben von: Christiane Kruse, Birgit Meyer, Anne-Marie Korte