5 Renewing the Temple: Living Stones and Embodied Theophanies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Living Statues: The Crucifix and Throne of Wisdom 17
7. 2 The Naked and the Nude: From Theological Ideal to Sexual Fantasy 47
8. 3 Sculpted Portraits: Convention and Real Presence 89
9. 4 Beautiful Deformity and Deformed Beauty: The Monstrous and Deformed 125
10. 5 Renewing the Temple: Living Stones and Embodied Theophanies 173
11. Conclusion 213
12. Notes 219
13. Bibliography 237
14. Index 255