Название: Dictionary of Women in Religious Art
Автор: Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 1998
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 466
Размер: 61 Mb
Язык: English

Словарь женских образов в религиозном искусстве,
более 2000 словарных статей.

The Dictionary of Women in Religious Art provides basic information about not only the images of women
in religious art, but also about their roles in society and women's cultural history.
Contains over 2000 entries and over 100 illustrations, draws on all the major religious traditions of the world.

The women or female figures considered are frequently goddesses, celestial beings, demons,
metaphorical entities, and legendary women, but also historical women as well: religious leaders,
artists, writers, and even women patrons of the arts.