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Shaping Identities in a Holy Land Crusader Art in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem: Patrons and Viewers

Shaping Identities in a Holy Land Crusader Art in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem: Patrons and Viewers

In the 88 years between its establishment by the victorious armies of the First Crusade and its collapse following the disastrous defeat at Hattin the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem was the site of vibrant artistic and architectural activity. As the crusaders rebuilt some of Christendom's most sacred churches or embellished others with murals and mosaics a unique and highly original art was created. Focusing on the sculptural mosaic and mural cycles adorning some of the most important shrines in the Kingdom (such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Basilica of the Annunciation and the Church of the Nativity) this book offers a broad perspective of Crusader art and architecture. Among the many aspects discussed are competition among pilgrimage sites crusader manipulation of biblical models the image of the Muslim and others. Building on recent developments in the fields of patronage studies and reception theory the book offers a study of the complex ways in which Crusader art addressed its diverse audiences (Franks indigenous eastern Christians pilgrims) while serving the intentions of its patrons. Of particular interest to scholars and students of the Crusades and of Crusader art as well as scholars and students of medieval art in general this book will appeal to all those engaging with intercultural encounters acculturation Christian-Muslim relations pilgrimage the Holy Land medieval devotion and theology Byzantine art reception theory and medieval patronage. | Shaping Identities in a Holy Land Crusader Art in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem: Patrons and Viewers

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Sacred Waters A Cross-Cultural Compendium of Hallowed Springs and Holy Wells

Sacred Waters A Cross-Cultural Compendium of Hallowed Springs and Holy Wells

Describing sacred waters and their associated traditions in over thirty countries and across multiple time periods this book identifies patterns in panhuman hydrolatry. Supplying life’s most basic daily need freshwater sources were likely the earliest sacred sites and the first protected and contested resource. Guarded by taboos rites and supermundane forces freshwater sources have also been considered thresholds to otherworlds. Often associated also with venerated stones trees and healing flora sacred water sources are sites of biocultural diversity. Addressing themes that will shape future water research this volume examines cultural perceptions of water’s sacrality that can be employed to foster resilient human–environmental relationships in the growing water crises of the twenty-first century. The work combines perspectives from anthropology archaeology classics folklore geography geology history literature and religious studies. | Sacred Waters A Cross-Cultural Compendium of Hallowed Springs and Holy Wells

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Holy Mother Being the Life of Sri Sarada Devi Wife of Sri Ramakrishna and Helpmate in his mission

Holy Mother Being the Life of Sri Sarada Devi Wife of Sri Ramakrishna and Helpmate in his mission

First Published in 1963 Holy Mother presents the life and teachings of an extraordinary saint of modern India who lived outwardly the life of an ordinary Hindu woman. Sri Sarada Devi (1853-1920) was brought up in poverty but also in contentment. She gained her sainthood not through unusual austerities but through regular practice of prayer and meditation utter devotion in the service of her husband and discharging her duties towards her demanding worldly-minded relatives. Yet her spiritual experiences were as deep as those of Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886). Her life was a demonstration of the inner peace that comes from communication with God even to one who is occupied with the activities of the world. Sri Ramakrishna trained her for her future role as his spiritual successor and through her he demonstrated the Motherhood of God. Her advent acted as a leaven silently raising the newly awakened consciousness of womanhood everywhere. This book is indispensable for scholars and researchers of Hinduism religion Indian philosophy Indian culture and heritage. | Holy Mother Being the Life of Sri Sarada Devi Wife of Sri Ramakrishna and Helpmate in his mission

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Maria of Austria Holy Roman Empress (1528-1603) Dynastic Networker

Maria of Austria Holy Roman Empress (1528-1603) Dynastic Networker

Maria of Austria was one of the longest surviving Renaissance Empresses but until now has received little attention by biographers. This book explores her life actions and management of domestic affairs which became a feared example of how an Empress could control alternative spheres of power. The volume traces the path of a Castilian orphan infanta raised among her mother’s Portuguese ladies-in-waiting and who spent thirty years of marriage between the imperial courts of Prague and Vienna. Empress Maria encapsulates the complex dynastic functioning of the Habsburgs: devotedly married to her cousin Maximilian II Maria had constant communication with her father Charles V and her brother Philip II while preserving her Spanish background. Her unique intertwining of roles and positions allows a fresh approach to female agency and the discussion of current issues: the rules of dynastic entente the negotiation of discreet political roles for royal women the reassessment of informal diplomacy and the creation of dynastic networks parallel to the embassies. With chronological chapters discussing Empress Maria’s roles such as infanta regent Empress and a widow this volume is the perfect resource for scholars and students interested in the history of gender court culture and early modern Central Europe. | Maria of Austria Holy Roman Empress (1528-1603) Dynastic Networker

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Stone Age Economics

Stone Age Economics

Since its first publication over forty years ago Marshall Sahlins's Stone Age Economics has established itself as a classic of modern anthropology and arguably one of the founding works of anthropological economics. Ambitiously tackling the nature of economic life and how to study it comparatively Sahlins radically revises traditional views of the hunter-gatherer and so-called primitive societies revealing them to be the original affluent society. Sahlins examines notions of production distribution and exchange in early communities and examines the link between economics and cultural and social factors. A radical study of tribal economies domestic production for livelihood and of the submission of domestic production to the material and political demands of society at large Stone Age Economics regards the economy as a category of culture rather than behaviour in a class with politics and religion rather than rationality or prudence. Sahlins concludes controversially that the experiences of those living in subsistence economies may actually have been better healthier and more fulfilled than the millions enjoying the affluence and luxury afforded by the economics of modern industrialisation and agriculture. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by David Graeber London School of Economics.

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Historicising Heritage and Emotions The Affective Histories of Blood Stone and Land

Historicising Heritage and Emotions The Affective Histories of Blood Stone and Land

Historicising Heritage and Emotions examines how heritage is connected to and between people and places through emotion both in the past and today. Discussion is focused on the overlapping categories of blood (families and bloodlines) stone (monuments and memorials) and land (landscape and places imbued with memories) with the contributing authors exploring the ways in which emotions invest heritage with affective power and the transformative effects of this power in individual community and cultural contexts. The 13 chapters that make up the volume take examples from the premodern and modern eras and from two connected geographical regions the United Kingdom and Australia and the Pacific. Each chapter seeks to identify historicise and contextualise the processes of heritage and the emotional regimes at play locating the processes within longer historical and transnational genealogies and critically appraising them as part of broader cultural currents. Theoretically grounded in new approaches to the history of emotions and critical heritage studies the analysis challenges the traditional scholarly focus on heritage in its modern forms offering multifaceted premodern and modern case studies that demonstrate heritage and emotion to have complex and vibrant histories. Offering transhistorical and multidisciplinary discussion around the ways in which we can talk about discuss categorise and theorise heritage and emotion in different historical contexts Historicising Heritage and Emotions is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in heritage emotions and history. | Historicising Heritage and Emotions The Affective Histories of Blood Stone and Land

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem

First published in 1981 Jerusalem provides an overview of the history of Jerusalem and its crucial linkage with the peace and stability in the Middle East. Jerusalem is unique amongst all the cities of the world because of its association with three great religions. It is the spiritual and religious heritage to one half of humanity and is holy for millions of Christians Jews and Muslims. All three religion have a vital interest in preserving in addition to their Holy places and sanctuaries the living presence of the adherents to their faith in the Holy City. When the Zionist movement was formed at the end of the last century the idea of a Jewish State was conceived as an answer to anti-semitism and the movement initially considered other countries for settlement because Jerusalem was seen as a spiritual rather than a secular home to the Jewish people. Yet since the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 Zionism has claimed Jerusalem as its own. It is obvious that neither the Palestinians not the Arabs nor Islam and Christianity will acquiesce in Israeli domination. This book argues that the continuation of Zionism in its present form is likely to prove perilous to peace and stability in the region. This book is an important historical read for students and scholars of Middle East studies and Middle East history.

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Goethe and the Philosopher’s Stone Symbolical Patterns in 'The Parable' and the Second Part of 'Faust'

Goethe and the Philosopher’s Stone Symbolical Patterns in 'The Parable' and the Second Part of 'Faust'

Originally published in 1965 this study examines the concealed meanings in the second part of Faust often considered obscure. It is of value not only to students of literature but also comparative religions as it deals with Goethe’s knowledge of ancient myths mysteries and Hellenistic religions. It is of value too to those interested in alchemy as it traces the many alchemical references in Faust. The book gives a psychological interpretation of elements of Goethe’s personal life and work which succeeds in making the man and the veiled references in his most profound work accessible to the modern reader. | Goethe and the Philosopher’s Stone Symbolical Patterns in 'The Parable' and the Second Part of 'Faust'

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Godfrey of Bouillon Duke of Lower Lotharingia Ruler of Latin Jerusalem c.1060-1100

Godfrey of Bouillon Duke of Lower Lotharingia Ruler of Latin Jerusalem c.1060-1100

This book offers a new appraisal of the ancestry and career of Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060-1100) a leading participant in the First Crusade (1096-99) and the first ruler of Latin Jerusalem (1099-1100) the polity established by the crusaders after they captured the Holy City. While previous studies of Godfrey’s life have tended to focus on his career from the point at which he joined the crusade this book adopts a more holistic approach situating his involvement in the expedition in the light of the careers of his ancestors and his own activities in Lotharingia the westernmost part of the kingdom of Germany. The findings of this enquiry shed new light on the repercussions of a range of critical developments in Latin Christendom in the eleventh and early twelfth centuries including the impact of the ‘Investiture Conflict’ in Lotharingia the response to the call for the First Crusade in Germany Godfrey’s influence upon the course of the crusade his role in its leadership and his activities during the initial phases of Latin settlement in the Holy Land in its aftermath. | Godfrey of Bouillon Duke of Lower Lotharingia Ruler of Latin Jerusalem c. 1060-1100

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Crusading and the Crusader States

Crusading and the Crusader States

Crusading and the Crusader States explores how the idea of holy war emerged from the troubled society of the eleventh century and why Jerusalem and the Holy Land were so important to Europeans. It follows the progress of the major crusading expeditions offering insights into initial success and subsequent failure charts the development of new attitudes towards Islam and its followers and shows the effects of the Crusades on society and culture in the Near East. Providing analysis and discussion of this vital period of medieval history Andrew Jotischky discusses key questions such as how crusading evolved in theory and practice how crusading expeditions were planned and carried out why they were considered such an essential part of medieval society and why their popularity endured despite military failures. This new edition takes into account the wealth of rich and varied recent research to show why crusading should be seen as central to the European experience in the Middle Ages. It engages with key historiographical debates of the past decade including how Crusades were formed the political culture and social networks of crusading and the effects of crusading on western religious and aristocratic culture. It now extends into the fifteenth century to discuss the lasting ramifications of the Crusades and illustrate their legacy into the early modern period. It is essential reading for all students of the Crusades and medieval history.

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The Medieval Military Orders 1120-1314

The Medieval Military Orders 1120-1314

This new addition to the popular Seminar Studies series looks at the origins development and organisation of the Military Orders during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries showing how they functioned as a form of religious life and concentrating on their role in the Crusades and in the government and defence of the Christian kingdoms in the Holy Land. Dr Nicholas Morton offers coverage of the Templars Hospitalers and Teutonic Knights as well as various smaller orders. Perfect for undergraduate students studying the Crusades and for anyone with an interest in this popular topic this concise and useful history contains numerous primary source materials as well as features to aid understanding. | The Medieval Military Orders 1120-1314

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An Archaeology of Ancash Stones Ruins and Communities in Andean Peru

An Archaeology of Ancash Stones Ruins and Communities in Andean Peru

An Archaeology of Ancash is a well–illustrated synthesis of the archaeology of North Central Peru and specifically the stone structures of the Ancash region. All the major cultures of highland Ancash built impressive monuments with no other region of South America showing such an early and continuous commitment to stone carving. Drawing on Lau’s extensive experience as an archaeologist in highland Peru this book reveals how ancient groups of the Central Andes have used stone as both a physical and symbolic resource uncovering the variety of experiences and meanings which marked the region’s special engagement with this material. An abundant raw resource in the Andes stone was used for monuments sculptures and other valuables such as carved monoliths which were crucial to the emergence of civilization in the region and religious objects from magical charms to ancestor effigies. Detailing the ways stone has played both an everyday and an extraordinary part in ancient social life Lau also examines how cultural dispositions towards this fundamental material have changed over time and considers how contemporary engagements with these stone remains have the potential to create and regenerate communities. With an ample selection of color photos which bring these sites and artifacts to life An Archaeology of Ancash is an essential guide to the key monuments places and objects that distinguish this region and its rich archaeological heritage. | An Archaeology of Ancash Stones Ruins and Communities in Andean Peru

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An Anthropology of the Qur’an

An Anthropology of the Qur’an

This book presents an anthropological study of the Qur’an offering an unprecedented challenge to some of the epistemological and metaphysical assumptions of the tawḥīdic discourses. Combining primary textual materials and anthropological analysis this book examines transcendence as a core principle of the Qur’an uniquely signified in the divine name al-Quddūs (the Holy). It shows how the tawḥīdic representations of Allah constitute an inversion of this attribute; examines how this inversion has been conceived authorized and maintained; and demonstrates how it has affected Islamic thinking and practices especially as relates to authority. This book also explores how a return to the Qur’anic primacy of God’s otherness as al-Quddūs can influence Islamic thinking and practices moving forward. Therefore it will be highly useful to scholars of Islamic Studies philosophical theology Qur’anic studies political science ethics anthropology and religious studies. | An Anthropology of the Qur’an

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Praising His Name In The Dance Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad West Indies

Praising His Name In The Dance Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad West Indies

The author provides a detailed portrait of the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work two religions that share a common basis in the traditional religion of the Yoruba in West Africa. Specifically the author studies the phenomenon of spirit possession an integral aspect of worship in both religions. In the Spiritual Baptist Faith a person who is possessed by the Holy Spirit retains his or her own identity while in Orisha Work those who are possessed by the orishas (spirits) become the spirits. Both types of possession are based on the Yoruba concept of self in which identity is dependent on the spirit which animates a physical body. This common basis of religions enables the respective populations to interact extensively and explains why an individual can experience both types of spiritual possession. | Praising His Name In The Dance Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad West Indies

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Revelation Scripture and Church Theological Hermeneutic Thought of James Barr Paul Ricoeur and Hans Frei

Revelation Scripture and Church Theological Hermeneutic Thought of James Barr Paul Ricoeur and Hans Frei

How does God's involvement with the generation of Holy Scripture and its use in the life of the Christian church figure into the human work of Scripture interpretation? This is the central question that this book seeks to address. In critical conversation with the influential hermeneutic programs of James Barr Paul Ricoeur and Hans Frei Topping demonstrates how God's agency has been marginalized in the task of Scripture interpretation. Divine involvement with the Bible is bracketed out (Barr) rendered in generic terms (Ricoeur) or left implicit (Frei) in these depictions of the hermeneutic field. The result is that each of these hermeneutic programs is less than a ’realist’ interpretative proposal. Talk of God is eclipsed by the terminal consideration of human realities. Topping argues for the centrality of doctrinal description in a lively theological understanding of Scripture interpretation for the life of the church. | Revelation Scripture and Church Theological Hermeneutic Thought of James Barr Paul Ricoeur and Hans Frei

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Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods

Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods

The landscape of contemporary research is characterized by growing interdisciplinarity and disciplinary boundaries are blurring faster than ever. Yet while interdisciplinary methods and methodological innovation in general are often presented as the ‘holy grail’ of research there are few examples or discussions of their development and ‘behaviour’ in the field. This Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research presents a bold intervention by showcasing a diversity of stimulating approaches. Over 50 experienced researchers illustrate the challenges but also the rewards of doing and representing interdisciplinary research through their own methodological developments. Featured projects cover a variety of scales and topics from small art-science collaborations to the ‘big data’ of mass observations. Each section is dedicated to an aspect of data handling from collection classification validation to communication to research audiences. Most importantly Interdisciplinary Methods presents a distinctive approach through its focus on knowledge as process defamiliarising and reworking familiar practices such as experimenting archiving observing prototyping or translating. | Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods

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God's Order and Natural Law The Works of the Laudian Divines

God's Order and Natural Law The Works of the Laudian Divines

This title was first published in 2002. This book fills an important gap in the theological interpretation of the Laudian divines. Iain MacKenzie presents the theology of the Anglican theologians of the early 17th century exploring the concept of order first in God but then in creation in its relation to the Creator and then examining the working out of this concept based in theology in civil and ecclesiastical structures and practice. Mapping the Laudian divines' perceptions of how order primarily and necessarily resides in God existing as Father Son and Holy Spirit this book sets out the essential and necessarily practical application of theology as seen by 17th century theologians and traces the legacy which they have left. This theological as opposed to a merely historical or literary study of this important period for the development of society will be of particular value to theologians historians and those concerned with the intellectual history of the 17th century. | God's Order and Natural Law The Works of the Laudian Divines

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The Religion of the Peacock Angel The Yezidis and Their Spirit World

The Religion of the Peacock Angel The Yezidis and Their Spirit World

Based in Iraq Syria and Turkey the Yezidi people claim their religion - a unique combination of Christian Islamic and historical faiths - to be the oldest in the world. Yezidi identity centres on their religion Sharfadin which has evolved into a highly complex pantheon of one God with many incarnations the chief of whom is Melek Taus the Peacock Angel. The Yezidi faith can be traced to a range of pre-Islamic belief systems such as Sufism some extreme Shi'ite sects Gnosticism and other traditions surviving from the ancient world. This particular formulation has served to unify Yezidi religious identity and ethnicity. Based on extensive fieldwork The Religion of the Peacock Angel presents the first detailed examination of the Yezidi pantheon. The idea of one God and his chief incarnations is first analysed then the various 'deity figures ' saints holy patrons and divinized personalities in the Yezidi belief system are considered in the context of related religious traditions. The study determines the place of all these characters in the system of the Yezidi faith defining their main functions features and genealogies. | The Religion of the Peacock Angel The Yezidis and Their Spirit World

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Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem The Jerusalem Old City Initiative

Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem The Jerusalem Old City Initiative

‘Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem’ is the first in a series of three books which collectively present the work of the Jerusalem Old City Initiative or JOCI a major Canadian-led Track Two diplomatic effort undertaken between 2003 and 2014. JOCI’s raison d’être was to find sustainable governance solutions for the Old City of Jerusalem arguably the most sensitive and intractable of the final status issues dividing Palestinians and Israelis. ‘Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem’ includes a series of studies that place JOCI within its historical setting and explain the theoretical context of Track Two diplomacy. The book then proceeds to present the Initiative's culminating documents which outline in detail its proposed Special Regime governance model. Until now the proposals have remained unpublished and available only to a limited audience of key stakeholders. Presenting the information in an accessible format this book will contribute positively to the wider conversation on Jerusalem especially with respect to the longstanding conflict over control and governance of this holy city. It will therefore be of value to several audiences from the policy-making community to the various traditions found in academia. | Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem The Jerusalem Old City Initiative

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Frederik Hendrik and the Triumph of the Dutch Revolt Comparative Insurgencies

Frederik Hendrik and the Triumph of the Dutch Revolt Comparative Insurgencies

Frederik Hendrik and the Triumph of the Dutch Revolt describes a crucial period in European history. During the early seventeenth century the Dutch led by Frederik Hendrik were engaged in a struggle for independence from the mighty Spanish Empire. But Spain was allied with its fellow Hapsburg power the Holy Roman Empire and Europe was convulsed with the Thirty Years’ War. It was a turbulent time with complex diplomacy shifting alliances monumental battles and more European powers entering the war. Yet thanks to Frederik Hendrik’s adroit diplomacy and military skill combined with the tenacity of the Dutch people the Dutch Republic emerged from the conflicts and gained full independence eventually becoming a significant European power. After tracing these developments the book continues by examining and comparing later nationalist insurgencies in the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It analyses and identifies the factors making for successful insurgencies. The key factors of finances and international relations are emphasised. This volume is informative and compelling reading for both practitioners and students studying history international relations terrorism and insurgency. | Frederik Hendrik and the Triumph of the Dutch Revolt Comparative Insurgencies

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The Causes of the English Revolution 1529-1642

The Causes of the English Revolution 1529-1642

Dividing the nation and causing massive political change the English Civil War remains one of the most decisive and dramatic conflicts of English history. Lawrence Stone's account of the factors leading up to the deposition of Charles I in 1642 is widely regarded as a classic in the field. Brilliantly synthesising the historical political and sociological interpretations of the seventeeth century Stone explores theories of revolution and traces the social and economic change that led to this period of instability. The picture that emerges is one where historical interpretation is enriched but not determined by grand theories in the social sciences and as Stone elegantly argues one where the upheavals of the seventeenth century are central to the very story of modernity. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Clare Jackson Trinity Hall Cambridge. | The Causes of the English Revolution 1529-1642

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The Realism of Piero della Francesca

The Realism of Piero della Francesca

The fifteenth-century Italian artist Piero della Francesca painted a familiar world. Roads wind through hilly landscapes run past farms sheds barns and villages. This is the world in which Piero lived. At the same time Piero’s paintings depict a world that is distant. The subjects of his pictures are often Christian and that means that their setting is the Holy Land a place Piero had never visited. The Realism of Piero della Francesca studies this paradoxical aspect of Piero’s art. It tells the story of an artist who could think of the local churches palaces and landscapes in and around his hometown of Sansepolcro as miraculously built replicas of the monuments of Jerusalem. Piero’s application of perspective to which he devoted a long treatise was meant to convince his contemporaries that his paintings report on things that Piero actually observed. Piero’s methodical way of painting seems to have offered no room for his own fantasy. His art looks deliberately styleless. This book uncovers a world in which painting needed to validate itself by cultivating the illusion that it reported on things observed instead of things imagined by the artist. Piero’s painting claimed truth in a world of increasing uncertainties.

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