The Art of Faith: 3, 500 Years of Art and Belief in Norfolk - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0856676934 ISBN 13: 9780856676932

Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

"The Art of Faith" celebrates the impact of faith on the art of a region with a long history of migration and diverse beliefs. Across the centuries, Norfolk has been the home to many and varied faiths: Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Romans all came with their own belief systems. During the Roman period, Christians settled in this region; in the middle ages there were thriving Jewish communities; and, from the fifteenth century onwards there was a bewildering number of different branches of Christianity. Over the past two centuries a greater diversity has emerged. Norfolk's faiths now include those of Sikhs, Muslims, Pagans, Buddhists, Hindus and Mormons. Intriguingly, the low lying landscape of this region of Britain can be seen to have had a lasting impact upon the sacred sites of many of these varied faiths.

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About the Author

Dr Andrew Moore is Keeper of Art & Senior Curator for Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Dr Margit Thofner is Senior Lecturer at the School of World Art Studies and Museology, University of East Anglia. Dr John Davies is Chief Curator for Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service, at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Professor Sandy Heslop is Professor of Visual Arts at the School of World Art Studies and Museology, University of East Anglia. Dr Elizabeth A. Mellings is Post Doctoral Fellow for the Icon: Art & Belief project at the School of World Art Studies and Museology, University of East Anglia. Dr Timothy Pestell is Curator of Archaeology for Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Dr Francesca Vanke is Curator of Decorative Arts for Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery.

About this edition

• Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0856676934
• ISBN 13: 9780856676932
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80
• Editor: Andrew Moore, Margit Thøfner