Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, c. 1300-1550

Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, c. 1300–1550 is the first book to reclaim satire as a central component of Catholic altarpieces, devotional art, and veneration, challenging the perception that humor is a mere teaching tool for the laity and the antithesis of high veneration and theology. It reveals how humor, laughter, and material culture played a critical role in establishing St. Joseph as an exemplar in western Europe as early as the thirteenth century.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 244 pages
\n Publication date: 14 October 2019
\n Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
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Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, c. 1300-1550 is a groundbreaking work that reclaims satire as a central element in Catholic altarpieces, devotional art, and veneration, challenging the perception that it is confined to the medieval margins or the profane arts alone. The book challenges the notion that humor is merely a teaching tool for the laity and is seen as an antithesis to high veneration and theology, a divide perpetuated by Counter-Reformation thought and the inheritance of Mikhail Bakhtin's (Rabelais and His World, 1965) ideas. It reveals how humor, laughter, and material culture played a critical role in establishing St. Joseph as an exemplar in western Europe as early as the thirteenth century. The book's objective is to open a new line of interpretation in medieval and early modern cultural studies by exploring the functions of humor in sacred scenes, the role of laughter as veneration, and the significance of play for pre-Reformation religious experiences.

Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, c. 1300-1550 is a groundbreaking work that reclaims satire as a central element in Catholic altarpieces, devotional art, and veneration, challenging the perception that it is confined to the medieval margins or the profane arts alone. The book challenges the notion that humor is merely a teaching tool for the laity and is seen as an antithesis to high veneration and theology, a divide perpetuated by Counter-Reformation thought and the inheritance of Mikhail Bakhtin's (Rabelais and His World, 1965) ideas. It reveals how humor, laughter, and material culture played a critical role in establishing St. Joseph as an exemplar in western Europe as early as the thirteenth century. The book's objective is to open a new line of interpretation in medieval and early modern cultural studies by exploring the functions of humor in sacred scenes, the role of laughter as veneration, and the significance of play for pre-Reformation religious experiences.

\n Weight: 698g\n
Dimension: 162 x 242 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9789462983748\n
Edition number: 0\n