| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 143 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; Sharron Hass, "Theft," from Daylight; Part 1: Between Image and Truth; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Part 2: Exposing Reality; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Part 3: Creation and Embodiment; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Part 4: Conceptual Functions of Light; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Contributors |
| Summary |
The awareness of ""light"" as both a concept and a phenomenon existed long before it became a matter of scientific interest. This volume investigates the many ways in which light has been conceptualized throughout history. Employing different methodological approaches derived from various disciplines in the humanities, the essays gathered here situate the concept of light within discourses on gender, religion, intellectual life, politics, art, and digital culture. Through diverse perspectives, light is defined - in some cases synchronically - as a physical phenomenon, a visual tool, and a phil |
| Notes |
The chapters in this volume are based on papers delivered at an international symposium in April 2015 organized by the Department of the Arts at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Light -- Social aspects -- History -- Congresses
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Light in art -- Congresses
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Light -- Religious aspects -- Congresses
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Light -- Philosophy -- Congresses
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Optics & Light.
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Light in art
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Light -- Philosophy
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Light -- Religious aspects
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lubashevsky, Ruth, editor
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Milano, Ronit, editor
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Universiṭat Ben-Guryon ba-Negev. Maḥlaḳah le-omanuyot.
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Light in a Socio-Cultural Perspective (2015 : Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
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| ISBN |
9781443879071 |
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144387907X |
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1527509850 |
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9781527509856 |
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