A Critique of the Book “Image and Word: Approaches to Iconology”

The present article is a critique of the book “Image and Word: Approaches to Iconology”. The importance of introducing and reviewing this work is studying Erwin Panovsky’s views on image, iconography, and iconology, as well as the presentation of relevant approaches in this field from the perspectiv...

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Main Authors: Leila Ghaffari, Jamal Arabzadeh
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Published: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IHCS) 2020-04-01
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Online Access:https://criticalstudy.ihcs.ac.ir/article_5268_64ed0ef9cdf628b991a8440d51ab26a8.pdf
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description The present article is a critique of the book “Image and Word: Approaches to Iconology”. The importance of introducing and reviewing this work is studying Erwin Panovsky’s views on image, iconography, and iconology, as well as the presentation of relevant approaches in this field from the perspective of theorists such as Aby Warburg, Hans Belting, Mieke Bal, and Georges Didi-Huberman. This makes it possible to analyze and compare the approaches in parallel and in opposition to each other. Therefore, the usage of this book is for those who want to become familiar with iconology as a theoretical framework and a kind of methodology. As for knowing and understanding the agreeing and disagreeing views, it will be suitable. In this article, in order to describe the content and concepts embodied in the book, it is separately addressed to each of the chapters; In addition, while describing the material, they refer to the similarities and differences between the views of these theorists, as well as to the subject matter under consideration by the author, mentioning the related items. Finally, the above approaches are summarized, and the strengths and some ambiguities in the concepts are mentioned.
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spelling doaj-art-cd8f0fdb334b4159afcdac1204a797102025-08-20T02:35:31ZfasInstitute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IHCS)پژوهش‌نامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامه‌های علوم انسانی2383-16502020-04-0120222524110.30465/crtls.2020.52685268A Critique of the Book “Image and Word: Approaches to Iconology”Leila Ghaffari0Jamal Arabzadeh1MA in Painting, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, IranAssistant Professor, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, IranThe present article is a critique of the book “Image and Word: Approaches to Iconology”. The importance of introducing and reviewing this work is studying Erwin Panovsky’s views on image, iconography, and iconology, as well as the presentation of relevant approaches in this field from the perspective of theorists such as Aby Warburg, Hans Belting, Mieke Bal, and Georges Didi-Huberman. This makes it possible to analyze and compare the approaches in parallel and in opposition to each other. Therefore, the usage of this book is for those who want to become familiar with iconology as a theoretical framework and a kind of methodology. As for knowing and understanding the agreeing and disagreeing views, it will be suitable. In this article, in order to describe the content and concepts embodied in the book, it is separately addressed to each of the chapters; In addition, while describing the material, they refer to the similarities and differences between the views of these theorists, as well as to the subject matter under consideration by the author, mentioning the related items. Finally, the above approaches are summarized, and the strengths and some ambiguities in the concepts are mentioned.https://criticalstudy.ihcs.ac.ir/article_5268_64ed0ef9cdf628b991a8440d51ab26a8.pdfimageiconographyiconologyhistory of arthistory of imageimage science
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iconography
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history of art
history of image
image science
title A Critique of the Book “Image and Word: Approaches to Iconology”
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