Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Bible: Erwin Panofsky and Othmar Keel in Dialogue

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Professor Hans Ulrich Steymans Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)

Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Bible

Erwin Panofsky and Othmar Keel in Dialogue

Professor Hans Ulrich Steymans, Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA), Laura Quick (Princeton University USA)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
28 November 2024

Old Testaments; Judaism: sacred texts

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Examines the dilemma of whether ancient Near Eastern images – while providing unique aspects of the world-views of the cultures from which the Bible arose – can be interpreted in a way that traceably relates them to the biblical text. To avoid the danger of using images merely as illustrations for concepts found in the Bible, one first needs to behold the image with its own right to been seen. The essays within this volume describe the methods developed by Othmar Keel for bringing imagery into a dialogue with texts from the ancient Orient and their own interpretation, including previously unpublished material from Keel.

The contributions begin with an overview of the scholarly work of Keel and the development of his aims and methods, including a revision of an article dealing with semiology in the interpretation of art. The book proceeds to address the research history of iconology in art history, presenting the methodology of Erwin Panofsky and one of his influential predecessors, Charles Clermont-Ganneau, in contrast with Keel’s three methodological steps leading from iconographic analysis to iconology. Contributors then present two case studies of how Keel’s method can be applied to interpret Egyptian and Mesopotamian images, allowing insights into the worldview of an ancient culture and the aim of iconology. The book concludes with a report about how iconographic analysis and iconology is taught on University level.

Edited by: Professor Hans Ulrich Steymans, Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA), Laura Quick (Princeton University USA)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 697
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567691835
ISBN 10: 0567691837
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hans Ulrich Steymans is Full Professor of Old Testament and the Environment of the Bible at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.