The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts [Hardcover]

Nearly every form of religion or spirituality has a vital connection with art. Religions across the world, from Hinduism and Buddhism to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, have been involved over the centuries with a rich array of artistic traditions, both sacred and secular. In its uniquely multi-dimensional consideration of the topic,The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Artsprovides expert guidance to artistry and aesthetic theory in religion.

The Handbook offers nearly forty original essays by an international team of leading scholars on the main topics, issues, methods, and resources for the study of religious and theological aesthetics. The volume ranges from antiquity to the present day to examine religious and artistic imagination, fears of idolatry, aesthetics in worship, and the role of art in social transformation and in popular religion-covering a full array of forms of media, from music and poetry to architecture and film.

An authoritative text for scholars and students,The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Artswill remain an invaluable resource for years to come.

Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction: Chapter One: Mapping the Terrain of Religion and Art -Frank Burch Brown

PART ONE: RELIGIOUS AESTHETICS
Chapter Two: Aesthetics and Religion: An Overview -Richard Viladesau
Chapter Three: Beauty and Divinity -Patrick Sherry
Chapter Four: The Religious Sublime -Vijay Mishra
Chapter Five: Artistic Imagination and Religious Faith -Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen
Chapter Six: Creativity at the Intersection of Art and Religion -Deborah Haynes

PART TWO: ARTISTIC WAYS OF BEING RELIGIOUS
Chapter Seven: Musical -Frank Burch Brown
Chapter Eight: Narrative -David Jasper
Chapter Nine: Poetic -Peggy Rosenthal
Chapter Ten: Dramatic -Larry Bouchard
Chapter Eleven: Embl#Q