Ethnic images of Jesus Christ as a means of intercultural communication
Abstract
The article analyzes cult works in the context of ethnic interaction. The images of the founder of the Christian religion in modern religious painting can be used in two ways. Firstly, as a means that promotes intercultural exchange of values that has been developing since Christianity was born. There are a sufficient number of images of Jesus Christ with the appearance of representatives of different nationalities and ethnicities. These images are created for religious and missionary purposes. Secondly, shocking, scandalous works stand out, where the ethnic image of Christ is used with the purpose of provoking unrest in society, these works forcing people to show emotional aggression. To denote provocative works, the author uses the concept of “reverse discrimination” in relation to religious painting. It is proposed to identify such shocking works with the help of their analysis for compliance with cult functionality, artistic traditions of the canon and historical and biblical sources.
About the Author
S. A. Mitasova
Dmitry Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana A. Mitasova, D. Sc. (Culturology), Professor, Head of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Sciences and Art History
Krasnoyarsk, 660049
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Review
For citations:
Mitasova S.A. Ethnic images of Jesus Christ as a means of intercultural communication. ARTE. 2022;(1):86-94. (In Russ.)
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