Justice Blindfolded

The Historical Course of an Image

Adriano Prosperi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

284 Seiten

2018
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-36220-8 (ISBN)

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A history of "justice" and its iconography, that gives a full account of the ways that justice has been described, portrayed and imagined through the centuries, and how it looks like today.

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 fifteenth 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.
In 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.

Translation of Giustizia bendata. Percorsi storici di un'immagine (Einaudi, 2008).

Adriano Prosperi, Ph.D. (1968), Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy, is Emeritus Professor of Early Modern History. He has published extensively on the Reformation, the Tridentine Council, and the idea of faith in Western Europe. His most recent books are a study of Luther, Lutero. Gli anni della fede e della libertà (Milan 2017) and a history of the death penalty, Crime and Forgiveness: Christianizing Execution in Medieval Europe (Harvard University Press 2018).

Contents

Preface to the Italian Edition

Preface to the English Edition

List of Figures

1 Scale and Sword, Eyes and Blindfold: the Attributes of Justice

2 Justice, That is to Say God

3 The Blindfold

4 Jesus, Barabbas and the Good Thief

5 Justice and Grace

6 Miracles and Salvation

7 The Divine Eye of the Law

8 Changes in Symbols

9 The Veil of Justice and the Risks of the Limelight

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.10.2018
Reihe/Serie	Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
Übersetzer	John Tedeschi, Anne Tedeschi
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	580 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
ISBN-10	90-04-36220-7 / 9004362207
ISBN-13	978-90-04-36220-8 / 9789004362208
Zustand	Neuware