"Against the jews, heretics, and saracens who say we adore idols": art as orthodoxy

Authors

  • Herbert L. Kessler Johns Hopkins University; Department of the History of Art

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i165p20-36

Keywords:

Heresy, Image, Theology

Abstract

Writings about art and indeed art itself during the Middle Ages often targeted Jews, and to a lesser extent Muslims, when defending material images. This paper explores
a third group, heretics, by analyzing the arguments about the use of art advanced at the Council of Arras in 1025 and depictions related to them.

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Published

2011-12-30

How to Cite

KESSLER, Herbert L. "Against the jews, heretics, and saracens who say we adore idols": art as orthodoxy. Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 165, p. 20–36, 2011. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i165p20-36. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/19209.. Acesso em: 12 may. 2025.