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Stephanie Höllinger, Stephan Goertz - Saint Sebastian from Roman Martyr to Queer Icon, Inbunden

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Saint Sebastian from Roman Martyr to Queer Icon

Av Stephanie Höllinger, Stephan Goertz

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This book traces the afterlives of Saint Sebastian from martyr and plague saint to queer icon and socio-political protest figure as represented within art and literature. Initially venerated as a local Roman saint in the 4th century, St. Sebastian later became a popular plague saint in the 14th century and queer identification figure and universal protest icon in the 19th and 20th centuries. Stephanie Höllinger and Stephan Goertz shine a light on this rich and varied history, placing particular emphasis on revealing St. Sebastian's influence on contemporary art and literature. By examining the saint's representation in art, this book uncovers a thought-provoking, cross-historical dialogue between theological, social, and political ideologies embodied by the saint.
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Stephanie Höllinger is interim Professor of Moral Theology at Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany.Stephan Goertz is Professor of Moral Theology at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany.

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Two theologians with a strong historical and systematic background, combined with a rich imaginative sensibility, explore the figure of St. Sebastian and his enduring influence within and beyond the Christian tradition. Bringing together hagiography, iconography, and theological ethics, this book shows how religious thought is shaped by — and continues to respond to — the deepest anxieties and hopes of the human heart. Reading it offers insight into the unfolding meaning of our own life stories and destinies.

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