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Sacred Image Interpretation

Sacred Image Interpretation is a method within the field of iconographic interpretation that specifically involves the systematic analysis and hermeneutic decoding of visual representations imbued with religious or spiritual significance, distinguishing it from secular or profane image interpretation by its focus on theological meaning, symbolic content, and devotional context.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The sacred gaze: religious visual culture in theory and practice

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 287 citations

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Spiritual seeing: picturing God's invisibility in medieval art

Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 135 citations

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Image as Insight: Visual Understanding in Western Christianity and Secular Culture

Jerry H. Stone, Margaret R. Miles · Studies in Art Education · 1987 · 115 citations

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Immaculate and Powerful: The Female in Sacred Image and Social Reality

Beth Hartung, Clarissa W. Atkinson, Constance H. Buchanan et al. · Sociological Analysis · 1988 · 93 citations

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The dark gaze: Maurice Blanchot and the sacred

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 86 citations

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Authors

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  1. MR
    Margaret R. Miles

    Episcopal Divinity School, United States

    3 publications · 237 citations

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  2. JD
    Jane Davison

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 66 citations

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  3. BH
    Beth Hartung

    California State University, Fresno, United States

    1 publications · 93 citations

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  4. HH
    H. Hopfl

    University of Essex, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. AV
    Anders Vassenden

    International Research Institute of Stavanger, Norway

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

11

  1. California State University, Fresno

    Fresno, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    93 citations

  2. St. John's University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

  3. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  4. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  5. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  6. Northern Illinois University

    DeKalb, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  7. Brunel University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    66 citations

  8. St. John's University

    Taipei, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 532 citations

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  2. Milton Quarterly

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  3. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 1 publications · 71 citations

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  4. Sociological Analysis

    SA · 1 publications · 93 citations

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  5. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library)

    Repository · 1 publications · 14 citations

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