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Period Band A

Image and Icon: Representing the Sacred in the Early Medieval World

Tutor: Jane Hawkes

This module will explore the various ways in which it was deemed possible – or impossible – to present the sacred visually in late antiquity, early Christianity and early Islam – cultures that had varied and often strongly opposing views about visual representation in sacred contexts.

It aims to give students an introduction to:

  • the ideas associated with representing the nature of the sacred
  • the strategies invoked in various cultures to make visual the sacred

Moses and the Burning Bush, Mosaic 6th Century CE Sinai

Module code: HOA00010I