num_pages: 388
description: PrefaceBeautiful motion. The unity of dance &amp; religionThe breakup of unity Enmity between dance &amp; religionReligious dance: influences Religious dance: harmonyThe theological aesthetics of the dance Movements &amp; countermovements. Holy playThe breakup of unity The enmity between religion &amp; theaterInfluences: harmony The theological aesthetics of the dramaBeautiful words. Holy wordsThe breakup of unity The rejection of the word by religion Influences toward harmony The theological aesthetics of the wordThe pictorial arts: The fixation of an idea as a holy imageUnhindered pictorial representationThe prohibition of images &amp; the iconoclastic controversyThe holy image: influencesThe house of God &amp; the house of man. The building of the house of GodThe house of God becomes a human house: alienation &amp; conflictInfluences toward harmonyThe theological aesthetics of buildingMusic &amp; religion. Holy soundThe transitional structureDiscordInfluencesHarmonyThe theological aesthetics of musicTheological aesthetics. Paths &amp; boundariesThe republic of the artsThe image of GodThe theology of the artsBibliographyIndex
language: English
title: Sacred and Profane Beauty: The Holy in Art
titlecomplete: Sacred and Profane Beauty: The Holy in Art (AAR Texts and Translations Series)
ratings_count: 11
publisher: Oxford University Press