Religious Imagery

Religious Imagery is a type of visual representation that belongs to the broader category of iconographic forms and is distinguished by its specific function of embodying, conveying, or invoking religious beliefs, figures, narratives, or sacred themes within a devotional, ritual, or theological context.

264

Publications

10.7K

Citations

368

Authors

161

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Iconography

Children

Altarpiece ImageryApostolic ImageryByzantine Christian IconographyCatholic IconographyChristian SymbolismCrucifixion ImageryEschatological ImageryIlluminated Manuscript ImageryMartyrological ImageryMedieval Christian Iconography

Publications

264

God Image as a Function of Self-Esteem and Locus of Control

Peter Benson, Bernard Spilka · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1973 · 429 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +15

Metaphor and Religious Language

Patrick K Bastable · Philosophical Studies · 1986 · 351 citations

Humanities, Religion, Religious Studies +12

The sacred gaze: religious visual culture in theory and practice

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 287 citations

Humanities, Religion, Religious Studies +17

Cognitive and neural foundations of religious belief

Dimitrios Kapogiannis, Aron K. Barbey, Michael Wei‐Chih Su et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 286 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology +15

Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images

Richard J. Callahan, David Morgan · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1998 · 250 citations

Humanities, Cultural Studies, Religious Studies +17

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Authors

368

BM
Birgit Meyer
Utrecht University, Netherlands
5 publications · 396 citations
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EB
Edward B. Davis
Wheaton College - Illinois, United States
3 publications · 162 citations
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GL
Glendon L. Moriarty
Regent University, United States
3 publications · 162 citations
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LJ
Leslie J. Francis
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
3 publications · 123 citations
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BS
Bernard Spilka
University of Denver, United States
2 publications · 472 citations
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Institutions

161

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Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 16 publications · 1.3K citations
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
JSSR · 12 publications · 1.2K citations
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Material Religion
10 publications · 229 citations
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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
7 publications · 287 citations
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Review of Religious Research
5 publications · 148 citations
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