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Justice Blindfolded: The Historical Course of an Image

Justice Blindfolded: The Historical Course of an Image

Hardcover

Series: Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700, Book 9

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9004362207
ISBN13: 9789004362208
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 11 2018
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Justice Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of justice and its iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fifteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is both impartial and blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness.
In this rich and imaginative journey through history and philosophy, Prosperi manages to convey a full account of the ways justice has been described, portrayed and imagined.

Translation of Giustizia bendata. Percorsi storici di un'immagine (Einaudi, 2008).

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Prosperi, Adriano

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General World History