Intangible spirits and graven images [electronic resource] : the iconography of deities in the pre-Islamic Iranian world / by Michael Shenkar.
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TextSeries: Magical and religious literature of late antiquity: v. 4.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 392 p.) : ill. (some color)ISBN: 9789004281493 (electronic book)Uniform titles: Anthropomorphic iconography of deities in the Pre-Islamic Iranian world Subject(s): To 1500 | Art, Ancient -- Iran | Gods in art | Antiquities | Art and religion | Art, Ancient | Civilization | Gods in art | Iran -- Antiquities | Iran -- Civilization -- To 640 | IranGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 704.9/4895 LOC classification: N8191.I7 | S54 2014Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: In 'Intangible Spirits and Graven Images', Michael Shenkar investigates the perception of ancient Iranian deities and their representation in the Iranian cults. This ground-breaking study traces the evolution of the images of these deities, analyses the origin of their iconography, and evaluates their significance. Shenkar also explores the perception of anthropomorphism and aniconism in ancient Iranian religious imagery, with reference to the material evidence and the written sources, and reassesses the value of the Avestan and Middle Persian texts that are traditionally employed to illuminate Iranian religious imagery. In doing so, this book provides important new insights into the religion and culture of ancient Iran prior to the Islamic conquest.
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Revision of the author's thesis--Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In 'Intangible Spirits and Graven Images', Michael Shenkar investigates the perception of ancient Iranian deities and their representation in the Iranian cults. This ground-breaking study traces the evolution of the images of these deities, analyses the origin of their iconography, and evaluates their significance. Shenkar also explores the perception of anthropomorphism and aniconism in ancient Iranian religious imagery, with reference to the material evidence and the written sources, and reassesses the value of the Avestan and Middle Persian texts that are traditionally employed to illuminate Iranian religious imagery. In doing so, this book provides important new insights into the religion and culture of ancient Iran prior to the Islamic conquest.