Date : 2018
Type : Livre / Book
Langue / Language : anglais / English
ISBN : 978-90-04-36220-8
ISBN : 90-04-36220-7
EAN : 9789004362208
Classification Dewey : 700/.453
Collection : Catholic christendom, 1300-1700 / [ed. by] Thomas F. Mayer / Aldershot, Hants : Ashgate , 2004-
Résumé / Abstract : La 4ème de couv. indique : "Justice Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of "justice" and its iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fiftteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is both impartial and blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness. 0In this rich and imaginative journey through history and philosophy, Prosperi manages to convey a full account of the ways justice has been described, portrayed and imagined."