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Icons and identity: religious orthodoxy and social practice in rural Crete
Anthropological quarterly • 63 (3) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 109-121
By: Herzfeld, Michael.
Abstract
In this article Herzfeld makes a connection between icon painting and social segmentation. Icons are considered containers, or refractions, of the divine essence, in which their aesthetic appeal lies in their faithfulness to a model rather than in their originality. Herzfeld argues that the multiple copies of icons expresses the unspoken principles and practices of segmentation that underlie Cretan society. Although the figure on the copies speak to an ideological and social unity, miracle tales around each copy speak to social fragmentation and division, i.e., the unique identities of each agnatic group.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- Southeastern Europe
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field Date
- 1987
- Coverage Date
- 1987
- Coverage Place
- Crete, Greece
- Notes
- Michael Herzfeld
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121)
- LCCN
- 32029126
- LCSH
- Greece