Thomas A DuBois

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Sacred to the Touch: Nordic and Baltic Religious Wood CarvingPaperback, 1 January 2018

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Part of Series
New Directions in Scandinavian Studies
Print Length
216 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Date Published
1 Jan 2018
ISBN-10
0295742437
ISBN-13
9780295742434

Description

With near-mythical forests of birch and pine, the Nordic and Baltic countries boast a rich tradition of religious wood carving that is in many ways emblematic of their cultures. Sacred to the Touch examines the spiritual and intellectual projects of six twentieth- and twenty-first-century artists who have adapted and revitalized this tradition. Through interviews and analyses, folklorist Thomas A. DuBois explores the notions of continuity with the past that these artists seek to express through their art, examining the forest church of late Finnish artist Eva Ryynänen, the carvings of Norwegian Americans Phillip Odden and Else Bigton that decorate a planned replica of a stave church in Southern California, the medieval Catholic-rooted work of Lutheran Sister Lydia Mariadotter (Swedish), the grave markers and roadside figures of Algimantas Sakalauskas (Lithuanian), and the merging of Lutheran and pre-Christian traditions by Lars Levi Sunna (Sámi). With color photographs and detailed descriptions, Sacred to the Touch reveals the interplay of tradition with personal and communal identity that characterize modern religious carving in Northern Europe.

Product Details

Author:
Thomas A DuBois
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 January 2018
Dimensions:
25.4 x 18.03 x 1.52 cm
Genre:
Scandinavian
ISBN-10:
0295742437
ISBN-13:
9780295742434
Language:
English
Location:
Seattle
Pages:
216
Weight:
771.11 gm

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