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Representing the gods: the role of art and feeling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 October 2000

MARK WYNN
Affiliation:
School of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, PO Box 247, Everton Park, QLD 4053, Australia

Abstract

This paper argues that we can fruitfully consider some central issues in philosophy of religion through the lens provided by the literature in aesthetics. Specifically, I argue that Mikel Dufrenne's theory of representation in the arts can be usefully applied to representations of the sacred. The paper seeks to trace some of the implications of this view for our understanding of religious language and the epistemology of religious belief. It also aims to throw light on the religious power of art, including art which lacks any explicitly religious content.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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