![Mormonism, Empathy, and Aesthetics : Beholding the Body, Paperback / softback Book Mormonism, Empathy, and Aesthetics : Beholding the Body, Paperback / softback Book](http://speedyhen.dmmserver.com/media/640/97830309/9783030932961.jpg)
Mormonism, Empathy, and Aesthetics : Beholding the Body Paperback / softback
by Gary Ettari
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
This book analyzes the role that the physical body plays in foundational Mormon doctrine, and claims that such an analysis reveals a model of empathy that has significant implications for the field of Mormon aesthetics.
This volume achieves three main goals: It elucidates the Mormonism's relationship with the body, it illuminates Mormonism’s traditional approaches to understanding and appreciating art, and it suggests that the body as Mormonism conceives of it allows for the employment of an aesthetic framework rooted in bodily empathy rather than traditional Christian or Mormon moral values per se.
In support of this argument, several chapters of the book apply Mormonism’s theology of the body to paintings and poems by contemporary Mormon artists and writers. An examination of those works reveals that the seeds of a new Mormon aesthetic are germinating, but have yet to significantly shift traditional Mormon thought regarding the role and function of art.
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:216 pages, 4 Illustrations, color; XIII, 216 p. 4 illus. in color.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:12/02/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030932961
Other Formats
- Hardback from £76.95
- EPUB from £93.08
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:216 pages, 4 Illustrations, color; XIII, 216 p. 4 illus. in color.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:12/02/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030932961