Taking Offense
Subtitle: Religion, Art, and Visual Culture in Plural Configurations
Contributors: Meyer, Birgit; Korte, Anne-Marie; Kruse, Christiane; Meyer, Birgit; Korte, Anne-Marie
Published: 2018
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9783846763452
Subjects: Religion & beliefs; The arts
Description: 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.
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